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 (1913–51), a New Zealand inter-island ferry that also served in World War I and World War II , a 1966-built New Zealand inter-island passenger ferry that foundered in Wellington Harbour in 1968 See also Vahine no te vi (Woman of the Mango), a painting by Paul Gauguin