hapa haole
/ˌhɑːpə ˈhaʊliː/originally and chiefly Hawaiian
noun
A person having mixed white and other parentage, especially one of mixed white and East Asian, South-East Asian, or Pacific Islander descent.
adjective
1Of or designating a person having mixed white and other (especially East Asian, South-East Asian, or Pacific Islander) parentage.
2Of music: incorporating influences from both Hawaii and the mainland United States.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Islander. From Hawaiian hapa haole, noun, also used attributively from hapa half + haole white, white person.
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