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Kamaʻāina ( haw, kamaʻāina, 'child or person of the land') is a word describing
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the website of the Kamaʻaina Come Home program {{Hawaii-stub Hawaii culture Hawaii society Hawaiian words and phrases Demonyms
Kamaʻāina ( haw, kamaʻāina, 'child or person of the land') is a word describing 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 state ...
residents regardless of their racial background, as opposed to which means a person of Native Hawaiian
Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, First Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians) ( haw, kānaka, , , and ), are the indigenous ethnic group of Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.
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ancestry. A may be considered to be someone who lives in Hawaii, or may be expanded to include people who once lived there but have moved away.
There is a statewide job placement program, founded in 1998 and sponsored by the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, called "Kamaʻaina Come Home". The initiative is intended to increase the state's labor pool by inducing Hawaii college students and former residents who are now living in the continental United States to return to Hawaii.
Many businesses in Hawaii offer a " rate," an often sizable discount given to local residents. These rates are offered primarily at restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions. Merchants generally offer these " discounts" to anyone with a local ID, such as a Hawaii driver's license or local military ID.
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Kamaaina-careers.com
the website of the Kamaʻaina Come Home program {{Hawaii-stub Hawaii culture Hawaii society Hawaiian words and phrases Demonyms