Hawaiian noun · People
ʻohana hānai
Pronunciation: /oh-hah-nah hah-nah-ee/
Meaning
Adoptive family
Example sentences
Ua hauʻoli nui koʻu ʻohana hānai i ko lākou hōʻea ʻana mai me ko lākou aloha.
My adoptive family was very happy when they arrived with their love.
Ua aloha nui au i koʻu ʻohana hānai no nā mea a pau a lākou i hana ai noʻu.
I love my adoptive family very much for all that they have done for me.
He ʻohana hānai koʻu e noho pū nei maʻaneʻi ma Hawaiʻi.
I have an adoptive family living here with me in Hawaii.
About this word
“ʻohana hānai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Adoptive family. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of People. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.