kaihāpai
1. (noun) advocate, champion, promoter, supporter, upholder, backer, campaigner, proponent.
Ka mutu nei tana ākiri o mua rā ki tana taha Māori, ka puta a Pātariki Smyth hei tino kaihāpai Māori i te mātauranga (TTR 1998:175). / When he stopped his earlier rejection of his Māori side, Patrick Smyth became a strong Māori advocate for education.
Synonyms: kaitautoko, pou tangata, tautīnei, kaiwhakahau, kawau mārō, kaitaunaki, whakaihuwaka, aumangea
