hanai

They’d taught me the Hawaiian word hanai, which means “to take in,” a sentiment my parents and I have always embraced.

Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

They’d taught me the Hawaiian word hanai, which means “to take in,” a sentiment my parents and I have always embraced.

Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

Waka ia Kapukaihaoa, "Pehea la auanei e nalo ai na hanai a kaua ia

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Her own father had been abusive to her, and she had been rescued by her mother and raised in the _hanai_ system by a foster family, a friendly couple.

Beard 2010

When she drifted into prostitution, Buddy took a greater interest in the little girl, Sweetie, and for a time she became his _hanai_ daughter under the loose adoption system of the islands.

Beard 2010

Having no biological children, all my students became my hanai adopted children.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009

Having no biological children, all my students became my hanai adopted children.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009

Having no biological children, all my students became my hanai adopted children.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009

Having no biological children, all my students became my hanai adopted children.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009

Akahi no a haawiia i ka lahui Hawaii, ka buke e pili ana i ka hoonanea'ku i ka noho ana, e like me ka na haole, he mea ia nana e hanai mai i ko kakou mau manao i ka ike a me ka naauao.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915