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Lani in the Hawaiian language means "heaven", and in some cases, "sky". [1] The word is derived from Proto-Polynesian *raŋi. [2] Lani is a relatively common name in ...
A lanai or lānai is a type of roofed, open-sided veranda, patio, or porch originating in Hawaii. [1] [2] Many homes, apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are built with one or more lānais. [3]
Lanai has been under the control of nearby Maui since before recorded history. [17] Its first inhabitants may have arrived as late as the 15th century. The Hawaiian-language name Lānaʻi is of uncertain origin, but the island has historically been called Lānaʻi o Kauluāʻau, which can be rendered in English as "day of the conquest of Kauluāʻau".
Lani may also refer to: Lani (heaven), the Hawaiian word for 'heaven', also used as a given name; Lani people of Western Papua; Western Dani language, also known as Lani or Laani, the language spoken by the Lani people; Län, administrative division in Sweden and Finland, where it is also known as lääni; Lani, a 1983 studio album by singer ...
Leilani is a Hawaiian given name meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" or "royal child". The Hawaiian word lei refers to flowers and lani to the sky or heavens, with an association to royalty. [1] [2]
Wattenberg compares names that end in “Lani” to names ending with “Lynn” or “Leigh.” “Lani, like Leigh or Lynn, can be attached to pretty much anything,” Wattenberg says.
Lanikai Beach or Kaʻōhao Beach is located in Kaʻōhao, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Although there is a widespread belief that the name Lanikai means "heavenly sea", [ 1 ] that is a misconception and a grammatical error, since in the Hawaiian language, the qualifier (lani) comes after the noun ...
Halekulani (var. Halekūlani) is an oceanfront luxury hotel located on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Built in 1984, it contains 453 rooms in five buildings on 5 acres (20,000 m 2) of property. The name Halekūlani is a combination of Hawaiian words (hale + kū + lani) meaning "House