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Mahiʻai
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Hawaiian
Etymology
haw mahi farm + haw ʻai food = "farmer".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw male,female<q:sometimes> Hawaiian
haw
Related terms
haw Mahi
haw Kamahiʻai
References
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mahiai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 32 women and 17 men.