From 'POLYNESIAN CAUSATIVES.'
By E. Tregear, F.R.Hist.S., F.R.G.S.
'If we compare the Maori hana, to glow, with Tahitian hanahana, splendour, anaana, brightness; Mangarevan hana, shining, brilliant; Paumotan hana, the sun; the Brunner Island mahana, the sun; Aneityumese henhen, to burn, &c., the conclusion will probably be that the word hana is associated with brilliant radiance as of sunshine, and is distinct from hanga, to build, to make, and the idea of “heat caused by exercise” is adventitious.'
http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_1_1892/Volume_1,_No._1,_1892/Polynesian_causatives,_by_E._Tregear,_p_53-56/p1
'brilliant radiance as of sunshine'..wow, I'm so amazed at the meaning of my name Hana.
Today's my family's 17th anniversary in beautiful New Zealand..
Yay, happy 17 years!! ^^
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