title: Wahine
text: # Wahine
  
  Wahine, the Hawaiian and Māori word for woman, can mean:
  
  ## People
  
  * Alapaiwahine, Princess of the Island of Hawaii
  * Kamauliwahine, “queen” (Aliʻi Nui) of Molokai
  * Keākealaniwahine, a High Chiefess 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
  