Haoles

/ˈhaʊ.leɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of haole; multiple non-native or foreign people in Hawaii.

Etymology

Standard English plural of the Hawaiian loanword haole, formed by adding -s to the singular form following English pluralization conventions.

Kelly Says

English happily borrowed this Hawaiian word wholesale, showing how island communities' languages collapse into colonial languages even while asserting their own cultural categories.

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