"Kanaka Maoli" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkɑːnəkə ˈmɒlɪ]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian Kānaka Maoli; from kānaka "people" maoli "indigenous". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|Kānaka Maoli}} Hawaiian Kānaka Maoli Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Kanaka Maoli (uncountable)
  1. Native Hawaiians of Polynesian descent. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Kanaka_Maoli-en-noun-WzTY4Nx7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1999, Houston Wood, Displacing Natives: The Rhetorical Production of Hawaiʻi, →ISBN, page 13:",
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          "ref": "2011, Jonathan Harris, Globalization and Contemporary Art, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Joseph Nawahi leaves an important legacy for following generations about the nature and purpose of Kanaka Maoli and indigenous art.",
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          "ref": "2015, Farzana Gounder, Narrative and Identity Construction in the Pacific Islands, →ISBN, page 132:",
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