''Lani'' in the

Hawaiian language Hawaiian (', ) is a critically endangered Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family, originating in and native to the Hawaiian Islands. It is the native language of the Hawaiian people. Hawaiian, along with English, is an offi ...

means "

heaven Heaven, or the Heavens, is a common Religious cosmology, religious cosmological or supernatural place where beings such as deity, deities, angels, souls, saints, or Veneration of the dead, venerated ancestors are said to originate, be throne, ...

", and in some cases, "

sky The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the planetary surface, surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from ...

". The word is derived from Proto-Polynesian *''raŋi''. ''Lani'' is a relatively common name in the Hawaiian language. Last Queen of Hawaii, Liliuokalani, had a name including the term ''lani''.

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Hawaiian words and phrases Native Hawaiian {{indigenousAmerican-lang-stub