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Ohana meaning?..for Hawaiians

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kolidra posted on 06/01/2008

Is "Ohana" a true word for "family"? or is it a new (50yrs or so) developed word or something else. My wife wants to get a tattoo of 5 honu representing all family members with the word "Ohana" under it and I was wondering if the word would be suitable?? If not could someone please give me a Hawaiian substitute.

Mahalo

JT
Jungle Trader posted on 06/01/2008

Good online resource for all things tiki or Hawaiian is here http://www.konakai.com There's a Hawaiian dictionary there too.

[ Edited by: Jungle Trader 2008-05-31 20:09 ]

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msteeln posted on 06/18/2008

Yes, ohana is the common modern term for family.

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