(in Hawaii) a person who is not a native Hawaiian, especially a white person.
Example sentencesExamples
Anyone from the mainland U.S. who has spent enough time in Hawaii often gets the message, "O.K. haole, come here, spend your money and then go home."
I coped by redefining my center as Hawaii - I hung out with the locals, acquired a profound tan, spoke Pidgin English, studied hula; until finally people who met me did not think I was a Mainland haole.
My haole husband loves this pork hash.
As a 22-year-old haole from Lyndon, Kansas, he moved to Honolulu 38 years ago.
Origin
Hawaiian.
Definition of haole in US English:
haole
nounˈhoulē
derogatory
(in Hawaii) a person who is not a native Hawaiian, especially a white person.
Example sentencesExamples
As a 22-year-old haole from Lyndon, Kansas, he moved to Honolulu 38 years ago.
I coped by redefining my center as Hawaii - I hung out with the locals, acquired a profound tan, spoke Pidgin English, studied hula; until finally people who met me did not think I was a Mainland haole.
Anyone from the mainland U.S. who has spent enough time in Hawaii often gets the message, "O.K. haole, come here, spend your money and then go home."