Kamaʻāina
/kah-mah-EYE-nah/
A local. Someone who lives in Hawaii. The opposite of a tourist.
Hawaiian for "child of the land." Anyone who lives in Hawaii is kamaʻāina. Hotels, restaurants, and attractions often give "kamaʻāina rates" — local discounts for residents with Hawaii ID.
Examples
- Kamaʻāina rate, please.
- I'm kamaʻāina, lived here twenty years.
Origin
Hawaiian
Alternate spellings
Kamaina
people hawaiian-root