2006-09-18 01:50:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sorry, if you were born in Hawai`i and are not of Hawaiian blood, you are not considered Hawaiian. In Hawai`i, the term "Hawaiian" is reserved for kanaka maoli (a.k.a. "native Hawaiians). Someone who does not have native Hawaiian blood but was either born in Hawai`i or is a longterm resident are referred to as "kama`aina." This term comes from the Hawaiian words "kama" (meaning child) and "`aina" (meaning land).
2006-09-19 10:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Native Hawaiians would accept you as Hawaiian if you live for what they live for - that is keeping Hawaii the way it is, preserving hawaiian history and nature, learning their language, accepting and respecting hawaiian culture.
Just listen to the music of IZ (you'll probably find something on www.amazon.com) - really listen to the words! That's some of the most beautiful music you'll ever hear!
2006-09-20 18:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by heidansim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a native Hawaiian as it is like being Native American. And since Hawaii is part of the US then you are considered an American citizen that resides in Hawaii.
2006-09-18 01:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were born AND RAISED in Hawaii and you've lived there for most of your life, you probably have the right to think of yourself as Hawaiian. But if you're not racially Polynesian, other native Hawaiians will probably always look at you as a howlie and you'll have to tell everyone you meet where you were born and raised. After that, they should understand that you're not just some tourist.
2006-09-18 01:59:27 · answer #4 · answered by anyone 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bette Midler was born in Hawaii; she isn't of Hawaiian descent - she is an American born in Hawaii.
My sister was born in VIrginia, she is of Hawaiian descent - she's an American born in Virginia.
A dear friend of Hawaiian descent was born in Indiana - he considered himself an American born in Indiana.
I was born in Ewa Beach, I am of Hawaiian descent (albeit faint; a maternal branch in our family tree traces back to Malama Leleokalani Kekaulike Wilkes), I am an American born in Hawaii.
Enough said before I write a novel about my views about the pros and cons of individualism; and socio-economic classification influenced by a caste system.
2006-09-18 03:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you were not of hawaiian decent and you were born in hawaii you would still be hawaiian.
2006-09-18 01:53:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may be "hawaiian" but, you can not still own land, unless you were of a "family" that has been long established, and already owned land.
I wish you well..
Jesse
2006-09-18 02:02:09 · answer #7 · answered by x 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No... You are not "Hawaiian"
You would be a local.
2006-09-18 19:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by Hawaii SEO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep
2006-09-18 01:57:27 · answer #9 · answered by Dawn Treader 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-09-18 01:55:53 · answer #10 · answered by expatturk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋