I. həˈwäyən, -wȯyən, -wī(y)ən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hawaii + English -an
1. : of or relating to the island, state, or Territory of Hawaii, the Hawaiian islands, or the inhabitants of Hawaii
2. : of or relating to a system of kinship terminology in which the terms for cross-cousins and parallel cousins are the same as those for sisters
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
1.
a. : a native or resident of the Hawaiian islands, of the Territory of Hawaii, or of the state of Hawaii ; especially : a Hawaiian native of Polynesian ancestry
b. : a native or resident of the island of Hawaii
2. : Polynesian language of the Hawaiian people