ʻohana

'''''' is a Hawaiian term meaning "family" (in an extended sense of the term, including blood-related, adoptive or intentional). The term is cognate with Māori , meaning "nest". The root word refers to the root or corm of the (taro) plant, the staple "staff of life" in Hawaii, which Kanaka Maoli consider their cosmological ancestor.

In contemporary Hawaiian real estate jargon, an " unit" is a type of secondary suite. It may be part of a house or a separate structure on the same lot, and is intended to house a relative; it may not be rented to the general public.