Hawaiian

[ huh-wahy-uhn, -wah-yuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.
2. the aboriginal language of Hawaii, a Polynesian language.

Hawaiian

/ həˈwaɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Hawaii, its people, or their language

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Hawaii, esp one descended from Melanesian or Tahitian immigrants
2. a language of Hawaii belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hawaiian¹

First recorded in 1815–25; Hawaii + -an

Example Sentences

Is this script the unproduced Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian that was circulating some time ago?

From The Daily Beast

When he asked what it meant, he was told that wiki was the Hawaiian word for quick, and wiki wiki meant superquick.

From The Daily Beast

Big Kahuna Burger is a fictional chain of Hawaiian-themed fast food burger joints out in Los Angeles dreamed up by Tarantino.

From The Daily Beast

One afternoon at 5:30 p.m., we sit in the dining room as Doug briefs the staff about the evening special: Hawaiian pink snapper.

From The Daily Beast

Currently Cherokee, Hawaiian, Inuktitut, Inupiaq, Kalaallisut, and Navajo are supported.

From The Daily Beast

Hats are produced from it in the Pacific Islands, those from the Hawaiian group being especially well known.

From Project Gutenberg

We got to go to the Hawaiian Garden now, because it's the only place that's free!

From Project Gutenberg

The noted Hawaiian band was there playing welcome, as it often does to incoming steamship companies.

From Project Gutenberg

From my grandfather's library I dug up a book on the Hawaiian Islands, written by some missionary.

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A third plan of action was to take advantage of the popularity of the Hawaiian letters, and deliver a lecture on the same subject.

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