ITC Kahana is a

sans serif In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif (), gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. Sans-serif typefaces tend to have less stroke width variation than ...

decorative typeface created in 2004, based on Polynesian text. It was created by the designer Teri Kahan while living in

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

. Its bold verticals are intended to symbolically convey the power and strength of the

Polynesia Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in ...

n people. In Hawaiian, ''"kaha"'' means “to mark, draw, place, turn or surf” and “na” means “belonging to”.

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Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2004 Kahana Kahana Display typefaces {{Typ-stub