# Hawaikan — Key Out of Time character guide

> Hawaikan in Key Out of Time by Andre Norton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Hawaikan creature, the Hawaikan, Hawaikan, The Hawaikan, the visibly reluctant Hawaikan, the Rovers, a Hawaikan, Rovers, the awestricken Rovers, The Rovers

**First appearance:** 0007-viii-the-free-rovers

## Snapshot

Native Rovers of Hawaika—wary, displaced, and fiercely independent—who know the drowned world's secrets but trust no off-worlder easily.

## Who they are

The Hawaikans exist under the shadow of Baldy occupation, their communities fractured and their ancient knowledge suppressed. The visibly reluctant Hawaikan who aids the Terrans embodies this tension: cooperation is survival, but every gesture of help risks annihilation. Their knowledge of terrain, legend, and hidden paths makes them indispensable to the quest, and their hesitance keeps the alliance fragile and morally charged.

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