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Hawaiian

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Hawaiian may refer to:

  • Native Hawaiians, the current term for the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands or their descendants
  • Hawaii state residents, regardless of ancestry (only used outside of Hawaii)
  • Hawaiian language, a Polynesian language originally spoken on the eight major islands of the Hawaiian archipelago

Historic uses

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  • things and people of the Kingdom of Hawaii, during the period from 1795 to 1893
  • things and people of the Republic of Hawaii, the short period between the overthrow of the monarchy and U.S. annexation
  • things and people of the Territory of Hawaii, during the period the area was a U.S. territory from 1898 to 1959
  • things and people of the Sandwich Islands, the name used for the Hawaiian Islands around the end of the 18th century

Other uses

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See also

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