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Young hapa girls from Hawaii.

In the Hawaiian language, hapa is strictly defined as: portion, fragment, part, fraction, installment; to be partial, less. It is a loan from the English word half. However, it has an extended meaning of "half-caste" or "of mixed descent". This is the only meaning of the term in Hawaiian Pidgin, the creole spoken by many Hawai'i residents. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language that takes its name from that of the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hawaii Pidgin English, Hawaii Creole English, HCE, or simply Pidgin, is a creole language based in part on English used by some residents of Hawaii (Hawaiian Pidgin English is considered an inaccurate label). ... The word Creole is an adaptation of the Castillian-Spanish word criollo, which came into English from French between 1595 and 1605. ...


Used without qualification, hapa is often taken to mean "part white", and is short hand for hapa haole. The term can be used in conjunction with other Hawaiian racial and ethnic descriptors to specify a particular racial or ethnic mixture. Examples of this include: A white rose. ...

  • hapa haole (part Caucasian/white)
  • hapa kanaka (part Hawaiian)
  • hapa popolo (part African/black)
  • hapa kepani (part Japanese); the term hapanese is also encountered
  • hapa pilipino (part Filipino)
  • hapa pake (part Chinese)
  • hapa kolea (part Korean)
  • hapa kamoa (part Samoan)
  • hapa sepania (part Spanish)
  • hapa pukiki (part Portuguese)

While the terms haole and popolo are no more inherently derogatory than white or black, they are sometimes used as racial or ethnic slurs. One should be careful using these terms. Juliana Imai is a Brazilian model of Japanese and Portuguese descent Eurasian, in English vernacular, is a term that refers to those of mixed European and Asian ancestry, regardless of continent of origin. ... Black and Korean girl Afro-Asian people are those of mixed Black and Asian ancestry. ... Haole, in the Hawaiian language, means foreign or foreigner; it can be used in reference to people, plants, and animals. ... A slur can be anything from an insinuation or critical remark to an insult. ...


Hapa-haole can also be used to describe anything hybrid. Hapa Hula is the name of a type of Hawaiian music in which the tune and styling are typically Hawaiian, but the lyrics are in English or mostly in English. Hawaiian music refers to the musical style native to the Hawaiian Islands of the United States. ...


The word "hapa" is often used to describe a person of partial Asian or Pacific Islander racial/ethnic heritage. This article deals primarily or exclusively with the definition of Asian in English-speaking countries, mainly referring to immigrants or descendants of immigrants living therein. ... Pacific Islander (or Pacific Person, pl: Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s]), is a geographic term used in several places, such as New Zealand and the United States, to describe the inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania[1][2]. In New Zealand, the term is...


See also

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Actress Halle Berry was born to a white mother and a black father. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A list of notable Afro-Asians. ...

External links

  • Asian-Nation: Multiracial Asian Americans
  • Cornell Hapa Student Association
  • Eurasian Association of Singapore
  • AsianWeek Article Regarding HIF conference
  • Psychology Today: Mixed Race, Pretty Face? by William Lee Adams
  • Orange County Register: Hapa Nation by Valerie Takahama
  • The Hapa Collection at Discover Nikkei
  • Los Angeles Times: "Hapas" find a voice in emerging culture by Teresa Watanabe
  • MTV News: "Hapas Define Themselves"
  • AsianWeek: "Hapa Issues move Into the Spotlight" by Stacy Lavilla
  • CNN: "Growing Up Hapa"
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