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The Godbolts were an old _kama'aina_ missionary family.
Beard 2010
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"If you've got a valid Hawaii license, I can give you the _kama'aina_ rate."
Beard 2010
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In the column itself she was a woman whose feet were firmly planted on the ground, guided by the folk wisdom of her Irish grandmother, a _kama'aina_, who was a font of old-country good sense.
Beard 2010
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Thanks for revealing Obama the kama'aina to those readers who are not familiar with the spirit of Hawai'i.
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Congratulations for a beautiful article from an ex kama'aina citizen of the world.
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It was adopted by kama'aina when the military began importing it; Oahu alone is home to seven active military installations, including Pearl Harbor.
Barack Ate What For Lunch in Kailua?! Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008
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"Governor Linda Lingle has been campagning in Nevada and Colorado saying that Obama is NOT kama'aina."
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It was adopted by kama'aina when the military began importing it; Oahu alone is home to seven active military installations, including Pearl Harbor.
Archive 2008-12-21 Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008
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Whatever their introduction, mosquitoes are kama'aina now, setting up nurseries in any stagnant water they can find ...
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The Hilo Hawaiian has long been a popular hotel for visitors and kama'aina, and is the highest rated, oceanfront, full-service hotel in Hilo,
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