US HOW A NORWALK WOMAN IS SHARING HER ROOTS WITH IOWANS. TERI UNDERHILL HAS A UNIQUE BACKGROUND. SHE'S WHAT'S KNOWN AS HAPA - MEANING SOMEONE OF MULTIRACIAL ANCESTRY IN HAWAIIAN. <(CLIP 3059 06;48 ...

Hapa is short for the Hawaiian word hapalua ... The term originated as a derogatory way to refer to the children of Hawaiian women and plantation guest workers from the Philippines, Korea ...

For the first time, the U.S. Mint is featuring a Native Hawaiian woman on a quarter. Edith Kanakaʻole was a Hawaiian cultural icon, teacher and composer. The Edith Kanakaʻole Quarter is the ...

Meaning "half" in Hawaiian, the word "hapa" first entered the Hawaiian language in the early 1800s. Originally used to describe individuals of mixed Hawaiian and European ancestry, hapa has since ...