Definition of "haole" [haole]

• Hawaii A white person. See Regional Note at ukulele. (noun)

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• "Thus the word haole has very negative connotations."
• "Sam Slom, a Bank of Hawaii economist then, who is now a Republican state senator in Hawaii, recalls that as a part of the white - or "haole" - minority in Hawaii, he would regularly see housing ads that made no effort to hide racial preferences."
• "[331] Old eds, "haole" -- The construction is not plain without a reference to the original: --"