hapa

plural hapas

1. CaliforniaHawaiiA person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White.

   It's what my fiancé and I call ourselves, and how we think of the children we might have: second-generation hapas. But as the term grows in popularity, so does debate over how it should be used. Some people argue that hapa is a slur and should be retired.

   2016 August 8, Akemi Johnson, “Who Gets To Be 'Hapa'?”, in NPR, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021

plural hapas

1. A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.

   Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.

   2015, M. Chakroff, P. Corps, Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management, page 148