home sweet home
home sweet home is the Hawaiian way to say 'home sweet home'.
The phrase is used to describe a nice, comfortable home.
Meaning: Nice, comfortable home (noun)
Did you know?
- Because the phrase home sweet home is borrowed directly from English, it is an example of a loan phrase used in modern colloquial Hawaiian rather than a translation.
- In traditional Hawaiian thought, the feeling of 'home' is linked to kuleana, which means responsibility and guardianship of the land.
- While home sweet home is used in modern contexts, the traditional Hawaiian concept of home is tied to ʻohana, meaning family. In Hawaiian culture, a house is not truly a home unless it is filled with extended family and ancestral connections.
Example conversation
Leilani and Keanu enter their house after a long trip.
- LeilaniHome sweet home!Home sweet home!
- KeanuʻAe, he home sweet home kēlā.Yes, that is a home sweet home.
- LeilaniHauʻoli au i ka home sweet home.I am happy in my home sweet home.
- KeanuE wehe kākou i ka puka.Let's open the door.
