Editing Ohana

{{Short description|Hawaiʻian cultural concept of kinship}}
{{Other uses}}
{{wiktionary|ʻohana}}

'''{{lang|haw|{{okina}}Ohana}}''' is a [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]  term meaning "[[family]]" (in an [[extended family|extended sense of the term]], including blood-related, adoptive or intentional).
The term is [[cognate]] with [[Māori language|Māori]] {{wikt-lang|mi|kōhanga}}, meaning "nest".
The root word {{lang|haw|{{okina}}ohā}} refers to the root or [[corm]] of the {{lang|haw|kalo}}, or [[taro]] plant (the staple "staff of life" in Hawaii), which [[Kanaka Maoli]] consider to be their cosmological ancestor.

In contemporary Hawaiian real estate jargon, an "{{lang|haw|{{okina}}ohana|italic=no}} unit" is a type of [[secondary suite]].  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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ohana Zoning Fact Sheet |url=http://www.takitaniconstruction.com/ohanazoning.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908184201/http://www.takitaniconstruction.com/ohanazoning.html |archive-date=September 8, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Land Use Permits Division FAQs |url=http://honoluludpp.org/downloadpdf/zoning/lupdfaqs.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216205439/http://honoluludpp.org/downloadpdf/zoning/lupdfaqs.pdf |archive-date=February 16, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ohana Pre-Check Form |url=http://www.honoluludpp.org/downloadpdf/construction/ohana.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220060022/http://www.honoluludpp.org/downloadpdf/construction/ohana.pdf |archive-date=February 20, 2009 }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
{{wikiquote|Lilo & Stitch}}
The word is referenced in [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney's]] 2002 film, ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'', and throughout [[Lilo & Stitch (franchise)|its franchise]] ("{{okina}}Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind—or forgotten.").<ref>{{cite news |last=Grant |first=Stacey |date=January 19, 2016 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2730055/lilo-and-stitch-fan-theory-reddit-parents-in-cia/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121194333/http://www.mtv.com/news/2730055/lilo-and-stitch-fan-theory-reddit-parents-in-cia/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2016 |title=This Crazy ''Lilo & Stitch'' Fan Theory Actually Makes A Ton Of Sense |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=September 9, 2016 }}</ref>

==See also==
* {{lang|haw|[[Aloha]]}}
* {{lang|haw|[[Lanai (architecture)|Lānai]]}}
* [[Moai (social support groups)|{{lang|ja|cat=no|Moai}} (social support groups)]]
* [[Tiki bar|{{lang|mi|Tiki|nocat=y}} bar]]
* {{lang|sm|[[ʻAiga]]}}
*{{lang|mi|[[Whānau]]}}

==References==
* {{cite encyclopedia |last=Wight |first=K. |date=1997 |title=Illustrated Hawaiian Dictionary |publisher=The Bess Press}}
* City & County of Honolulu 2003.  ''Land Use Ordinance''
* {{cite magazine |last=Whitney |first=Scott |date=September 2001 |title=Inventing ʻOhana |magazine=Honolulu Magazine |url=http://kenconklin.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Word_%27Ohana_Is_A_Modern_Invention#Honolulu_Magazine.2C_September.2C_2001.2C_pp._42-45. |access-date=4 August 2017}}
* {{cite web |last=Conklin |first=Ken |title=The word ʻOhana is a modern invention |url=https://www.angelfire.com/hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/ohana.html |website=Angelfire.com |date=March 2006 |access-date=4 August 2017}}
* {{cite web |date=25 January 2006|title=The Word ʻOhana Is A Modern Invention |website=KenConklin.org |url=http://kenconklin.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Word_%27Ohana_Is_A_Modern_Invention |access-date=4 August 2017}}

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