Wahine

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Wahine, the Hawaiian and Māori word for woman, can mean:

People

• Alapaiwahine, a Princess of the Island of Hawaii, great-grandmother of King David Kalākaua and Queen Lydia Liliuokalani, and a Naha chiefess
• Keakealaniwahine, a High Chiefess and ruler Aliʻi Nui of the Island of Hawaii

Goddess

• Kihe-Wahine, a Polynesian goddess

Government

• Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata, a New Zealand political party from 1998 to 2001

Sports

• A female surfer
• A member of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's ladies sports teams, the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Vessels

• Wahine (ship), any of several ships named Wahine
  • TSS Wahine (1913–51), a New Zealand inter-island ferry that also served in World War I and World War II
  • TEV Wahine, a 1966-built New Zealand inter-island passenger ferry that foundered in Wellington Harbour in 1968