Hawaiians
People from Hawaii, the 50th US state and archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bargain Korean | Hawaiians are sometimes mistaken for Asians but are not quite Asian. | |
| Kanak | Hawaiian names starting with "Kanak," e.g., Kanaka, Kanakeole. | |
| Kanaka | Hawaiian word for person or human being. Used derogatorily by white colonizers to refer to Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people. | |
| Lava Lamp | Also applies to Pacific Islanders or anyone in the volcanic Ring of Fire. | |
| Lava Nigger | Hawaii is made up of many volcanoes. | |
| Mango | Reference to the supposedly "Mongoloid" appearance of many Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. | |
| Moke | Refers to how locals in Hawaii are big, fat and dumb. Used by locals similarly to how Black people use "nigger." | |
| Pineapple Nigger | Pineapples grow in Hawaii. | |
| Poi-belly | Hawaiians are said to eat a lot of poi (taro root) and to be fat. |