A fork of Rural Dictionary
Term used by locals in the state of Hawaii (usually not with a scrap of Hawaiian ancestry, usually Fillipino or darker-skinned) to refer to white people who moved to the state/island from the mainland. It may or may not be meant as an insult. Depends on how it's used, by who, and to who.
I'm a white girl who moved from the east coast to Hawaii. I'm a howlie. Most 'natives' or locals say howlie to make white people feel bad or guilty or intimidated to be on 'their' land Most people with Hawaiian decent are really cool and not all use the term Howlie on the whites. Is your called a Howlie....just ignore it.
A term for a white person. Especially in Hawaii. Usually a tourist who causes trouble. It is the equivalent of the black term "cracker"
Hawaiian Native 1: Who robbed the bank yesterday? Hawaiian Nattive 2: One of those damn Howlies. I think he was from Vegas or something.
A non-derogatory term meaning white person. Often used in Hawaii.
The howly and I used to play racquetball together when we were in our fifties.
a term for idiots who don't know how to spell haole
white guy 1:hey what did that hawaiian guy just call me? white guy 2: i think he said howlie!! lets define it on urban dictionary!! white guy 1: yupedydoda!!