lakou

The country has a strong sense of mutual responsibility among extended families and communities or "lakou" -- a system where people work ­cooperatively while still living in individual properties.

Mail & Guardian Online 2010

A pau aeia ka lakou kuka ana no keia mau mea, hookaawale lakou ia lakou iho e like me mamua, oiai e kiai ana lakou i ke Alii.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Ia lakou e kamailio ana no keia mau mea, lele aku la ka Makaula mahope o ka waa, a lilo iho la ia ia ka hookele, holo aku la lakou a kau ma

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Iloko o keia oli ana a Mailekaluhea, aole nae i maliu iki mai ko lakou kaikunane, a hala aku la lakou la ma na waa, noho iho la na kaikuahine, kuka iho la i manao no lakou, hookahi mea nana i hoopuka ka lakou olelo,

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

A no keia olelo, hooholo ae la na kaikamahine malihini, na ko lakou kaikaina e hoopuka ka lakou olelo pane aku i ke Alii.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Alaila, hoomaopopoia mai la ka lohe mua o lakou i Honuaula, a mailaila aku lakou a kau na waa ma Kapohue, haalele lakou i na waa, hele aku la lakou a Waiohonu, lohe lakou ua hala o

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Instead, Nicola says, the victims may have to rely on what is known as lakou - the extended web of friends and neighborhood that forms a critical part of Haitian culture.

TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

Ia manawa, lohe aku la lakou i ka hu o ka nahele i ka makani o ke alelo o ua moo nui nei o Kihanuilulumoku, e hanu mai ana ia lakou nei, aole nae lakou i ike i keia mea, nolaila, hoomau aku la lakou i ka hele ana aole nae lakou i liuliu aku, he ike ana ka lakou i ka upoi ana iho a _kea_ luna o ua moo nei maluna pono iho o lakou nei, aia nae lakou nei iwaenakonu o ka waha o ka moo, ia manawa, e lele koke aku ana ka

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

People who have the means return to their lakou, their traditional family compound, to drink their own mother's soup.

Mark Schuller: Did You Drink Soup? Strains on Solidarity in Haiti Mark Schuller 2012

My next door neighbor, who still has a growing lakou where they are building yet another house, shared soup.

Mark Schuller: Did You Drink Soup? Strains on Solidarity in Haiti Mark Schuller 2012