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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A native-born or longtime resident of the Hawaiian Islands.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hawaiian kama‘āina : kama, child + ‘āina, land.]

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