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haole  

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  • Haole refers to a largely racialized ethnic group in Hawai'i that has significantly shaped the society and direction of the islands. Olelo Hawai'i, the Hawaiian language, defines haole as either a general foreigner or a White person specifically. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Haole]

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