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

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

From On the Makaloa Mat by London, Jack

Ia Halaaniani i hookokoke mai ai ma kahi o na kamaaina o Keaau, lohe iho la oia, e lilo ana ua Laieikawai nei ia Kekalukaluokewa.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I mai la ua wahi kamaaina nei, "Hookahi no ikaika o keia aha o Haunaka, a oia ke hoounaia ana i Kohala, e hakaka me ke kanaka Kauai."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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

Hele aku la lakou a noho ma Puakea, a no kahi heenalu malaila, noloila, ia lakou malaila e makaikai ana i ka heenalu ana a na kamaaina, ua nanea loa lakou malaila.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren