Etymology

Kanaka Maoli

Today it means: Native Hawaiians of Polynesian descent. Full definition →

Hawaiian Kānaka Maoli
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromKānaka Maoli
  2. English todayKanaka Maoli

Borrowed from Hawaiian Kānaka Maoli; from kānaka "people" maoli "indigenous".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.