Ohana 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 the Māori word kōhanga, meaning "nest". The root word ʻohā refers to the root or corm of the kalo (taro) plant, the staple "staff of life" in Hawaii, which Kanaka Maoli consider their cosmological ancestor. Hawaiian term for family whether thru blood or just friends, it is the importance of a community, and support given, ( close- knit, supportive.