is a
Hawaiian term meaning "
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
" (in an
extended sense of the term, including blood-related, adoptive or intentional).
The term is cognate with
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
, meaning "nest".
The root word refers to the root or
corm
A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ that some plants use to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation).
The word ' ...
of the , or
taro
Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Africa ...
plant (the staple "staff of life" in Hawaii), which
Kanaka Maoli
Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, First Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians) ( haw, kānaka, , , and ), are the indigenous ethnic group of Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii ...
consider to be their cosmological ancestor.
In contemporary Hawaiian real estate jargon, an " unit" is a type of
secondary suite
Secondary suites (also known as accessory dwelling units, ADUs, in-law apartments and granny flats) are self-contained apartments, cottages, or small residential units, that are located on a property that has a separate main, single-family home, ...
. It is a part of a house or a separate structure on the same lot that may contain a relative but which may not be rented to the general public.
In popular culture
The word is referenced in
Disney's
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
2002 film, ''
Lilo & Stitch'', and throughout
its franchise ("Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind—or forgotten.").
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References
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* City & County of Honolulu 2003. ''Land Use Ordinance''
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Citations
Hawaii culture
Hawaiian words and phrases
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