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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:02 PM
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13. Thanks, yeah, I knew quite
a few of the slang words over there but haole is as you say the word for whites but I need the word for someone who has been there at least 10 years cause you're not a newcomer(malahini) any longer. B-)

I just answered my own questoin..it's Kamaaina!

kamaaina
One entry found.

kamaaina

Main Entry: ka·ma·ai·na
Pronunciation: \ˌkä-mə-ˈī-nə\
Function: noun
Etymology: Hawaiian kama'āina, from kama child + 'āina land
Date: 1903
: one who has lived in Hawaii for a long time

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/kamaaina
We'll say "10 years" is a long time.
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