Part of Hawaiian culture, ohana means family in an extended sense of the term. It emphasizes that family is bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another.

In contemporary Hawaiian life an "ohana unit" is a part of a house that may contain a grandparent or may be rented to the general public.

Ohana is one of the themes of Lilo & Stitch and is mentioned occasionally in Baywatch.

Also, Ohana (Maurice, 1913-1992) is the name of a famous French composer. His bio can be found at http://www.cdmc.asso.fr/biographies/m_q/ohana_b.htm#eng

Note that in Hawaiian, the word is "`ohana;" the leading grave accent indicates a glottal stop or "`okina."