kanaka

noun2

1. •
   A person of Hawaiian descent.

   • It was considered one of the nation’s strictest bans because of the reference to Kanakas – native Hawaiians – and because Nevada was the only other state to add Chinese. — 2004
2. •
   (historical) A South Pacific Islander, especially a labourer in Australia or Canada.

   • The Kanaka at the wheel gave him a glance, but did not speak. — 1921