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hoahānau

/ hoahā.nau / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Cousin; brother or sister, as a church member.

  • Examples:
    • Kona hoahānau, his cousin.
    • Hoahānau Kamika, Smith Brothers [as the name of a firm].

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hoahānau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Kindred; some blood relation, brother, sister, cousin. Lit., companion by birth.

hoahānau

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),
  1. “The word ʻhoahanau’ ordinarily means ʻrelative’ or ʻkindred.’” Hapai v. Brown, 21 Haw. 499, 503 (1913).
  2. Cousin (PE).
  3. Half-brother; half-sister. In re Estate of Kalahoʻokua, Pr. No. 316. 4. A kinsman; a blood relative; a relative (AP). 5. A brother in an extensive sense. (In a modem sense - a fellow professor or religion.) (AP)

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