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Part of Hawaiian culture, ʻohana means family (in an extended sense of the term, including blood-related, adoptive or intentional). The concept emphasizes that families are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another. (source)


Ohana was introduced into a broader general awareness through the Disney movie "Lilo & Stitch." At least that's when I first heard of the word and its meaning. *grin* 


What I love about this word is that family is expansive - it can, and does, include people who become woven into our hearts and lives as if we were born to each other. 

I'm fortunate to have a great family I was born into but to also have people in my life that are family that came to me in different ways. 

Who gets included in your circle labeled Ohana? 

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