kamaaina

American  

[kah-muh-ahy-nuh] / ˌkɑ məˈaɪ nə /

Or kama'aina

noun

1. a longtime resident of Hawaii.

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Etymology

Origin of kamaaina

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kamaʿāina “native born,” equivalent to kama “child, person” + ʿāina “land, earth”

Example Sentences

Ia lakou i hiki aku ai, ua nui na kamaaina i lulumi mai e makaikai ia Kekalukaluokewa; me ka olelo mai o na kamaaina, "Akahi no ka aina kanaka maikai o Kauai."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

A hala aku la na kamaaina, ohu mai la he wahi nalu opuu, ia manawa ka Hauailiki hee ana i kona nalu.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Since that time, in the course of various long stays, he had earned the kamaaina distinction.

From On the Makaloa Mat by London, Jack

I ua la la, i ka puka ana a ka la, aia na kamaaina ma kulana, nalu, na kane, a me na wahine.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

In other words, or, rather, in the potent Islands-word, they were kamaaina.

From On the Makaloa Mat by London, Jack