Haole is only one of several words commonly used in Hawaii to describe various ethnicities. Technically, haole means someone who is foreign, as opposed to someone who is local. Haole has come to be a term for those of European ancestry.

2009年12月8日 · Term used by locals in the state of Hawaii (usually not with a scrap of Hawaiian ancestry, usually Fillipino or darker-skinned) to refer to white people who moved to the state/island from the mainland. It may or may not be meant as an insult. Depends on how it's used, by who, and to who. I'm a white girl who moved from the east coast to Hawaii.

usage: haole is usually considered to be a neutral descriptive term. However, it is sometimes used with disparaging intent, arising from a distrust of foreigners or outsiders. — n. Sometimes Disparaging. (a term used in Hawaii to refer to a white person.)

2025年3月1日 · ‘ Ōlelo Hawai‘i is the native Hawaiian language. This is the language native Hawaiians speak, and is different from Hawaiian Pidgin English and Hawaiian Creole English. A lot of local signage, street names, and advertising use ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i.

2016年6月10日 · Today, “haole” is basically a word used in Hawai’‘i to describe a white person. Many cultures around the world have their own term for haole. In Latin America its “gringo.” In New Zealand, the...

2004年1月1日 · Definition: (noun) A non-Polynesian in Hawaii, especially a white person. Because she was a red-haired howlie, Susan was careful to use plenty of sunscreen while at the beach. “‘My manager’s a typical local howlie - a reetard,’ Buddy said. ‘Fondles the help. Always cockroaching booze. Sniffs around the guest rooms.’”

Kill Haole Day is the term for bullying incidents that occurred in some public Hawaii schools, when non-white students would harass and attack white students. [1] (

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Term used by locals in the state of Hawaii (usually not with a scrap of Hawaiian ancestry, usually Fillipino or darker-skinned) to refer to white people who moved to the state/island from the mainland. It may or may not be meant as an insult. Depends on how it's used, by who, and to who. I'm a white girl who moved from the east coast to Hawaii.

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