Mahiʻai

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === mahi (“farm”) + ʻai (“food”) = "farmer". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.hiˈʔai̯/, [mə.hiˈʔɐj], (rapid speech) [mə.hiˈʔɛj] === Proper noun === Mahiʻai a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian a surname ==== Related terms ==== Mahi Kamahiʻai === References === Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mahiai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 32 women and 17 men.