ʻohana

Definitions

Noun. [B1]

Examples

“The ancient Hawaiian society that began around the sixth century and lasted until around 1000 A.D. was based on the extended family group, the ʻohana, living and working cooperatively on the ahupuaʻa under the leadership of the most respected person in the group, the haku.”

“In 1981, the Honolulu City Council passed a zoning regulation that borrowed from traditional Hawaiian living arrangements to allow⟳ for what is termed ʻohana housing: incorporating relatives into an existing structure⟳ or building an "'accessory to the principal permitted single-family dwelling' for extra residents […] In Nn I Ke Kumu (Look⟳ to the Source), a book of Hawaiian customs and beliefs, the ʻohana is described as composed of people connected by ties of love⟳ and loyalty, duty and obligation. Members of an ʻohana may or may not be blood kin; they are related by virtue of sharing sustenance and support⟳.”

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