ʻohana
ʻohana is the alternative form of ohana.
Meaning of ohana
Noun
ohana (plural ohanas)
- An extended Hawaiian family unit.
- [U]nder the leadership of Ka Lahui Hawai'i headed by attorney Mililani Trask, various Native Hawaiian organizations, ohanas, and individuals formed a loose coalition that some refer to as the Hawaiian Nation within a Nation.1989 August 7, Maui Loa, “Testimony on Hawaiian Homestead Hearing, August 7, 1989”, in Administration of Native Hawaiian Home Lands: Joint Hearings before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs...
Forms of ʻohana
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- ʻohana is the alternative form of ohana.
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