Pacific Islander
Samoan or Hawaiian
A Pacific Islander is a person with ancestry from the islands of the Pacific Ocean, particularly those in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.
This includes native Hawaiians, Samoans, Tongans, Fijians, and Guamanians, among others.
The term appears frequently in demographic surveys and census forms, often alongside Asian as a combined category, though Pacific Islanders represent distinct cultural and ethnic groups.
The university launched new scholarship programs for Pacific Islander students.
Gestural Polynesian dance
- kavaSedative Pacific Island drink
- luauTraditional island celebration
- tattooingInjecting pigment under skin
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
taboo · poi · tapa · lei · outrigger · chieftainship · oratory · feasting
Of Pacific island peoples
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- MicronesianFrom western Pacific islands
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
- TonganOf a Pacific monarchy
Chain of scattered islands
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- atollRing-shaped reef island
tropical · volcanic · oceanic · maritime · island · Oceania · Melanesia · Polynesia
Collective of connected people
- migrationMovement to new territory
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
multicultural · representation · assimilation · homeland · remittances · transnational · abroad · settlement
Navigating through physical spaces
- voyagingTraveling long distances
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- celestialOf the sky above
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
seafaring · currents · sailing · exploration · double-hulled · piloting · migration · pathfinding
hula
Gestural Polynesian dance
- kavaSedative Pacific Island drink
- luauTraditional island celebration
- tattooingInjecting pigment under skin
mana · taboo · poi · tapa · lei · outrigger · chieftainship · oratory · feasting · storytelling
Polynesian
Of Pacific island peoples
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- MicronesianFrom western Pacific islands
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
Tongan · Fijian · Hawaiian · Maori · Guamanian · Kiribati · Tahitian
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
atoll · tropical · volcanic · oceanic · maritime · island · Oceania · Melanesia · Polynesia · Micronesia
community
Collective of connected people
- migrationMovement to new territory
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- identityWho someone is
heritage · multicultural · representation · assimilation · homeland · remittances · transnational · abroad · settlement · diaspora
wayfinding
Navigating through physical spaces
stars · seafaring · currents · sailing · exploration · double-hulled · piloting · migration · pathfinding
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- American EthnicityIrish American, Italian American, German American, Mexican American, Polish American
- Asian AmericansAsian American, Chinese American, Japanese American, Korean American, Filipino American
- racerace, racial identity, racial classification, ethnicity, biracial
- Seafaring culturesPolynesian, Hawaiian, Maori, Viking, Greek
- EthnicitiesAsian, African, European, Arab, Chinese
Pacific IslanderEuropean
From that continent
African · Asian · Native American · Latin American · Middle Easterner
Pacific Islandermainlander
Mainland inhabitant
continental · Eurasian · European · African · North American
pacify, pacifier, pacific, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, pacified, pacification, pacifies, pacifiers