I've tried to look up the word はわはわ in a dictionary and online with no
success, I haven't a clue as to what it's referring to in this phrase;

> はわはわしてんじゃないわよ

Perhaps it's an onomatopoetic or mimetic word? Can anyone help?
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What does はわはわ mean?
I've never heard (seen) "はわはわ," but it could be an onomatopoeic word created
and used by somebody.  
Even we have never heard such an onomatopoeic word like "はわはわ", we can feel
the situation might be helpless or unreliable.  
We sometimes see such onomatopoeic words in Manga.
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An easy question for an otaku :)

It's an onomatopoetic word made from はわわ, which is an idiosyncratic word
uttered by a panicked/flustered/surprised person (mainly fictional girls).
Basically it's something like _whoa_ , _wow_ but sounds more peculiar and
maybe cute. A typical はわわ is like
[this](https://twitter.com/syunpeeee/status/791156352299175936) or
[this](https://twitter.com/kanihamiso/status/597314875992354816). For example,
Inazuma from _Kan-colle_ is one of the characters who say はわわ～ whenever she is
surprised. You can listen to her hawawa
[here](http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Inazuma).

So はわはわしてんじゃないわよ is an otaku-ish and reproaching way to say "Don't lose your
cool".
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