Where does “Hawaiʻian” come from?

Hawaiʻian (English) comes from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian Sawaiki — traditional homeland.

Ancestry of “Hawaiʻian”, step by step

Hawaiʻian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Hawaiʻi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianHawaiʻiHawaiian
2Proto-Nuclear PolynesianSawaikitraditional homeland

via English Hawai'i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHawai'i—
Every word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian Sawaiki →Every word from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi →