What's Does Haoles Mean?

Haole is a Hawaiian word for individuals who are not Native Hawaiian or Polynesian. In Hawaii, it may mean any foreigner or anything else introduced to the Hawaiian islands of foreign origin, though it is most commonly applied to people of European ancestry.

What is the term haole mean?

haole — Pukui-Elbert, Haw to Eng ,

nvs., White person, American, Englishman, Caucasian; American, English; formerly, any foreigner; foreign, introduced, of foreign origin, as plants, pigs, chickens; entirely white, of pigs (Malo 37; perhaps Malo actually means of foreign introduction).

What do Hawaiians call locals?

Kama'aina (ka-ma-aye-na)

Kama'aina are locals or Hawaiian residents regardless of ethnicity.