ohana spirit

Hawaiian family bond

Ohana spirit is the Hawaiian concept of family bonds and mutual care extended beyond blood relations.

Ohana means family, and the spirit encompasses loyalty, cooperation, and looking out for one another.

The phrase gained wide recognition through the Disney film *Lilo & Stitch*: Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind.

It often describes close-knit groups who treat each other like kin.

Related

Hawaiian · Hawaiian culture · belonging · tribe · unity · bond · ancestors · home · island life · loyalty · warmth · island · heart · kinship · tradition · hula dance · support · roots

Opposites
family/community bonds

ohana spiritisolation

Complete separation from others

alienation · rugged individualism · estrangement · disconnection · every man for himself

social orientation

ohana spiritselfishness

Excessive concern for oneself

self-centeredness · narcissism · looking out for number one · callousness · indifference

definition of family

ohana spiritinsularity

Narrow detachment from broader views

gatekeeping

Family

spirit, spirits, spirited, spiritual, spiritually, spirituality, dispirit, dispirited, spiritless

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Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G