Hawaiian
From the fiftieth
Hawaiian refers to anything relating to Hawaii, the Pacific island state of the United States.
As a noun, it designates a person from Hawaii or, more specifically, a person of native Hawaiian ancestry—the Polynesian people who inhabited the islands before Western contact.
The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language with a small phoneme inventory, giving it distinctive flowing sounds.
A Hawaiian shirt is a colorful, loose-fitting garment with tropical prints.
Hawaiian pizza controversially features ham and pineapple.
Gestural Polynesian dance
- luauTraditional island celebration
- leiFlower necklace
- kahunaHawaiian priest or expert
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
slack-key · ukulele · tiki · chant · genealogy · storytelling · petroglyphs
Hand's flat interior
- beachSandy waterside margin
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
- plumeriaFragrant tropical flowering shrub
hibiscus · rainforest · coral · reef · surfing · trade winds · sunshine · waterfall
Earth's fiery vent
- Mauna KeaHawaii's highest volcano
- Mauna LoaLargest active volcano
- KilaueaActive Hawaiian shield volcano
- HaleakalaMaui's dormant shield volcano
crater · lava · caldera · magma · eruption · basalt · aa · shield volcano
Third-largest Hawaiian island
- MauiHawaiian island, tourist hotspot
- KauaiHawaiian archipelago's fourth largest
- MolokaiRural Hawaiian island
- Big IslandLargest Hawaiian isle
archipelago · Honolulu · Waikiki · Kona · Pacific · North Shore · Hana · Lahaina
Common spoken greeting
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- greetingExpression of welcome
aloha spirit · hospitality · warmth · affection · love · peace · compassion · mahalo
At risk of extinction
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- revivalReturn after decline
- indigenousOriginating in a region
activism · curriculum · elders · transmission · sovereignty · cultural renaissance
Improvised contact language
- immersionState of being submerged
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
alphabet · vocabulary · place names · chant · oral tradition · dictionary · grammar · speakers
hula
Gestural Polynesian dance
mana · slack-key · ukulele · tiki · chant · genealogy · storytelling · petroglyphs
palm
Hand's flat interior
plumeria · hibiscus · rainforest · coral · reef · surfing · trade winds · sunshine · waterfall · lagoon
volcano
Earth's fiery vent
- Mauna KeaHawaii's highest volcano
- Mauna LoaLargest active volcano
- KilaueaActive Hawaiian shield volcano
Haleakala · crater · lava · caldera · magma · eruption · basalt · aa · shield volcano · hotspot
Oahu
Third-largest Hawaiian island
- MauiHawaiian island, tourist hotspot
- KauaiHawaiian archipelago's fourth largest
- MolokaiRural Hawaiian island
Big Island · archipelago · Honolulu · Waikiki · Kona · Pacific · North Shore · Hana · Lahaina · Pearl Harbor
hello
Common spoken greeting
greeting · aloha spirit · hospitality · warmth · affection · love · peace · compassion · mahalo · kindness
endangered
At risk of extinction
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- revivalReturn after decline
indigenous · activism · curriculum · elders · transmission · sovereignty · cultural renaissance
pidgin
Improvised contact language
- immersionState of being submerged
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
pronunciation · alphabet · vocabulary · place names · chant · oral tradition · dictionary · grammar · speakers · fluency
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Islandersislander, Fijians, Jamaican, Samoans, Cuban
- pizza typespepperoni, cheese pizza, supreme, veggie, meat lovers
- Proper AdjectivesAmerican, British, Chinese, French, German
- World FlavorsItalian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, French
HawaiianAlaskan
Of the 49th state
Arctic · subarctic · Siberian · Minnesotan · Mainer
Hawaiianmainland
Principal connected territory
continental · landlocked · interior · Kansan · Nebraskan
- Hawaiian shirtBoldly patterned island garment
- Hawaiian pizzaPie with ham and pineapple
- Hawaiian rollSweet, soft dinner bread
- Hawaiian PunchSugary fruit-flavored drink
- Hawaiian breadSweet enriched island rolls
- Hawaiian IslandsPolynesian volcanic archipelago
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiians, Hawaiian shirt, Hawaiian shirts