24 дек. 2016 г. · Hānai is, loosely speaking, the Hawaiian word for adoption, but its meaning is less rigid than its western equivalent.

Hanai Means Adopted Family. In Hawaii, we often adopt people into our hearts and into our families. Extended families are so common in Hawaii that anyone you ...

1. nvs. Foster child, adopted child; foster, adopted. Keiki hānai, foster child. Lawe hānai, to adopt a child.

5 апр. 2021 г. · Hanai is an informal adoption of a person. Close friendships and an unfortunate incident can lead to people to adopt and take care of someone.

Hānai ; PRONUNCIATION: HAH-nī ; DEFINITION: to adopt, foster, often informally ; USAGE: She wen hānai three keiki and raise dem like her own ; ENGLISH: She fostered ...

Hānai refers to a traditional Hawaiian practice of fostering or adopting children outside of the biological family, often creating deep familial ties and ...

Hanai definition: (Hawaii) Adopted in the traditional Hawaiian way, made a complete part of the family.

Noun. hanai (uncountable) (Hawaii) The practice of traditional Hawaiian adoption of one child into another family.

22 мая 2019 г. · Hānai is a term used in the Hawaiian culture that refers to the informal adoption of one person by another. My family has always lived out hānai ...