hapa
noun[C]
Hawaiian English(alsoHapa)uk/ˈhɑː.pə/us/ˈhɑː.pə/someone who has one Hawaiian orEastAsianparentand onewhiteparent:
哈帕人（父母一方为夏威夷人或东亚人另一方为白人的人）Mike is a hapa, hismotherAnglo and hisfatherFilipino.迈克是哈帕人，他的母亲是盎格鲁人，父亲是菲律宾人。
- It's notuncommontohearateenwho has awhiteparentand anAsianorPacificIslanderparentcallherself a "Hapa".
- Toshio is ateenagehapa withcurlybrownhair.
- Ibeganamissiontobecomearealhapa, whatever that might be, not one who was justpassingaswhite.
- "Here in Hawai'i, weloveourhapas," she said. "Butelsewhere, I was called a half-breed."
hapa
adjective
Hawaiian Englishuk/ˈhɑː.pə/us/ˈhɑː.pə/having one Hawaiian orEastAsianparentand onewhiteparent:
哈帕人的（父母一方为夏威夷人或东亚人另一方为白人的人）In thestory, Yuriko and hersisterare hapa.在故事中，百合子和她的妹妹是哈帕人。
He's a hapaboy,mixedKorean andwhite.他是个哈帕男孩，父母是韩国人和白人。
- His firstwifewas aPacificIslander and hischildrenare hapa.
- Being hapa, I've never reallyfoundmyplacein either theChinesecommunityor thewhiteone.
- When I was akid, it was hardfittingin being hapa.
- Shefelttheurgetoprotecther hapason.
- Onelegacyof theinternmentcampsis awholegenerationofso-calledhapachildren- a Hawaiiantermmeaning"half".