Hawaiian
noun
Ha·wai·ian hə-ˈwä-yən 
-ˈwī-(y)ən,
-ˈwȯ-yən
1
: a native or resident of Hawaii
especially : one of Polynesian ancestry
Note: In Hawaii, the word Hawaiian is understood as an ethnic designation for a native person of Polynesian descent, and its use in the more general sense "a resident of Hawaii" is considered an error.
2
: the Polynesian language of the Hawaiians
Hawaiian adjective
Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing Hawaiian
Kids Definition
Hawaiian
noun
Ha·wai·ian hə-ˈwä-yən
1
: a person born or living in Hawaii
2
: the language of the Hawaiians