How to Use Hawaiian in a Sentence

Hawaiian

noun
  • For Hawaiian, the move wasn’t warmly received, the people said.
    — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 2023-12-05
  • Although Hawaiian was the first to sign up, the United deal is by far the bigger deal.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 2024-09-26
  • Hawaiian Rolls and gruyère cheese will tempt tailgaters until the platter's empty.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Hawaiian Airlines will also join the Oneworld alliance.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The group supports the refuge at the Hawaiian archipelago’s far northern end.
    — Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 2025-03-06
  • After the game, the varsity team held hands in a darkened locker room and sang the alma mater in Hawaiian.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Christian Science Monitor, 2023-10-23
  • The cafe is known for its iced matcha, vanilla lattes and breakfast sandwich sliders on King Hawaiian rolls.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 2024-03-11
  • This group has been linked to attacks on Hawaiian Airlines and WestJet.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2025-07-09
  • Across the Hawaiian Islands, hundreds of snail species have gone extinct because of climate change.
    — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Stray cats congregate on the grounds of Hawaiian Sugar in Pu’unēnē, on Maui.
    — Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 2024-03-23
  • Yoshimura is a native Hawaiian who went to the Kamehameha Schools on Oahu.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 2024-03-22
  • For $7, adults can feel like kids and order a cup of Hawaiian shaved ice with toppings like pineapple and chile, coconut and vanilla, or tiger’s blood.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 2023-09-11
  • Both volcanoes are fed by a plume of magma from Earth’s mantle, akin to the plume that formed the Hawaiian Islands.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 2025-04-03
  • Shares of Hawaiian Electric have plunged 67% since the fires erupted August 8.
    — Andy Rose, CNN, 2023-09-07
  • The lawsuit also alleges mistreatment on the part of Ryan Leong, who is a native Hawaiian.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 2023-09-18
  • In 1779, the captain decided to wait out the winter in the Hawaiian Islands.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2024-03-15
  • The widow of Hawaiian lifeguard and actor Tamayo Perry spoke out about her husband's death after he was attacked and killed by a shark.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 2024-06-26
  • Will McGough has been covering travel for 15 years and is a tour guide in the Hawaiian Islands.
    — Will McGough, Forbes, 2024-10-19
  • Low on funds, the pair stopped a while in the Sunshine State in order to accrue funds and got jobs as waiters in a restaurant called the Hawaiian Inn.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 2024-02-14
  • While Arbogast created several classic lures that have stood the test of time, the Hawaiian Wiggler wasn’t one of them.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 2024-01-04
  • Although the frequent flyer program will be combined, Alaska plans to keep its brand operating separately from Hawaiian.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
  • From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
  • There were some bright spots, with Hawaiian Airlines stock soaring 193% after Alaska Air agreed to pay $1 billion to buy the company.
    — Heard Editors, WSJ, 2023-12-05
  • The sections are divided into the Hawaiian, Chinese, and Japanese areas, reflecting the cultures that have left the most prominent imprints on the islands.
    — Cemile Kavountzis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Hawaiian Airlines, which was acquired by Alaska Airlines's parent company last year, began deploying Starlink in February 2024.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And now that Alaska and Hawaiian have merged their loyalty programs under the new Atmos Rewards umbrella, travelers can earn lifetime top-tier Atmos Titanium status after 3 million miles flown through the joint program.
    — Katherine Fan, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Lastly, a trough of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Hawaiian Islands is expected to move westward into unfavorable environmental conditions, and development is not expected, the NHC said.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The grants are part of the Foundation’s Lotus Fund, which was established to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage and address needs in those communities.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • What To Know Alaska Air Group has combined Alaska's Mileage Plan and Hawaiian's HawaiianMiles into Atmos Rewards, with full account transitions for members scheduled for October.
    — Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This snaking district includes Buena Park, Cypress, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Westminster in Orange County, while also picking up Artesia, Cerritos and Hawaiian Gardens in Los Angeles County.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025

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