ITC Kahana is a

sans serif In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif, gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. Sans-serif typefaces tend to have less stroke width variation than seri ...

decorative typeface created in 2004, based on Polynesian text. It was created by the designer Teri Kahan while living in

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

. Its bold verticals are intended to symbolically convey the power and strength of the

Polynesia Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...

n people. In Hawaiian, ''"kaha"'' means “to mark, draw, place, turn or surf” and “na” means “belonging to”.

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Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2004 Kahana Kahana Display typefaces {{Typ-stub