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kanaka
[kuh-nak-uh, -nah-kuh, kan-uh-kuh]
noun
a Native Hawaiian.
a South Sea islander.
Kanaka
/ kəˈnækə, ˈkænəkə /
noun
(esp in Hawaii) a native Hawaiian
(often not capital) any native of the South Pacific islands, esp (formerly) one abducted to work in Australia
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kanaka1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kanaka1
Example Sentences
“In some sense, these models are like brain control interfaces or implants — they're that powerful,” said Kanaka Rajan, a computational neuroscientist and founding faculty member at the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University.
Kanaka elders have insisted that no more telescopes be built on Mauna Kea, which Native Hawaiians consider to be ancestral and sacred.
“To suggest that Hawaiians avoid direct confrontation out of fear or some false notion of aloha is to ignore the whole set of operative values that Hawaiians respected, such as aggressiveness, courage, dignity, honor, competitiveness, and rivalry,” Kanahele wrote in “Ku Kanaka — Stand Tall: A Search For Hawaiian Values.”
The kanaka of Hawaii, the Native Hawaiians who inhabit the islands, value ’ohana, which extends beyond the familial ties of blood.
“Her U.S. mint recognition, that was one of the hugest, I mean, literally one of the hugest achievements of any Hawaiian, period,” Ms. Kanaka‘ole’s grandson Kuha‘o Zane said.
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