The development of an acculturation scale for Native Hawaiians is pres
ented. The Hawaiian ethnicity survey entitled ''Na Mea Hawai'i Scale''
or ''Hawaiian Ways'' was developed in two phases. In Phase 1, 15 Hawa
iian leaders and residents were asked for their definitions and exampl
es of Hawaiian culture. Their responses were worded as survey items me
asuring Hawaiian culture. In Phase 2, the 34-item Na Mea Hawai'i Scale
was administered to a sample of 50 Hawaiian, 50 Japanese, and 50 Cauc
asian respondents. Analysis indicated that Hawaiian subjects responded
significantly differently from the Japanese and Caucasian subjects on
20 of the 34 items. Implications of using a functional measure of eth
nicity in research are discussed.