Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
ʻOhana is a Hawaiian term meaning "family" (in an extended sense of the term, including blood-related, adoptive or intentional).The term is cognate with Māori kōhanga, meaning "nest".
In the Hawaiian lexicon, ohana is a sensibility, a way of thinking that means family, belonging, community and so much more — solace in a time of calamity. It is a unifying principle in an ...
The potential bugaboo for the 'Ohana Assistance Program is the extensive backlog of project approvals in the county's Development Services Administration, which Lee said is short on staffing.
Ohana is the sense of family in Hawaiian culture (spelled with an ʻokina as ʻohana). Ohana may also refer to: "Ohana" (Hawaii Five-0), an episode of the television series Hawaii Five-0; Ohana by Hawaiian, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Airlines; Ohana Hotels and Resorts, a Honolulu-based hotel chain owned by Outrigger Hotels & Resorts
Hānai is a term used in the Hawaiian culture that refers to the informal adoption of one person by another. [1] It can be used as an adjective, such as "hānai child," or as a verb, to hānai someone into the family.
Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert's Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian also contains a similar definition. Anthropologist Francis Newton states that "Aloha is a complex and profound sentiment. Such emotions defy definition". [6] Anna Wierzbicka concludes that the term has "no equivalent in English". [6]
OluKai’s ‘Ohana sandal is water-friendly, with a synthetic leather upper that comes in a rainbow of color options and is lined in quick-drying jersey fabric. The outsole is made with a grippy ...
Ohana Festival began as a partnership between Live Nation, Eddie Vedder, and Pearl Jam manager Mark Smith, [1] and is named after the Hawaiian concept for family. [2] The first event was held in August 2016 at Doheny State Beach and included artists such as Vedder, Elvis Costello, Lana Del Rey, Band of Horses, Cat Power, and City and Colour. [3]