"Kaʻiulani is family."

Translation: He ʻohana ʻo Kaʻiulani.

[Elizabeth479929]

So why can't it be, "He Ka'iulani 'o 'ohana."?

[IsaAlmisry]

I think 'o makes the subject, he marks the predicate.

[BluuDuud]

Ok whats he 'o and 'e

[RonRGB]

The piko preposition ( ʻo ) is used when you talk about someone or someplace.
The hea prepositon ( e ) is used with a personʻs name when you are talking to the person.

[Joel724482]

He is a or an. Used to state that this person is family.
'o in this sentence is normal for showing a pronoun.
e is used when to someone, before the pronoun.
E at the beginning of a sentence can be the same or showing that it's a commanding sentence.
'E hele'. Go. Is telling someone to go.
'E hele, e Ka'iulani'.

[mayateacher]

How would we say "you are family" (talking to one person)?

[RonRGB]

(you, singular)
He ʻohana ʻoe. You are family.

(we, inclusive)
He ʻohano kāua. You and I are family.

[mayateacher]

mahalo

[lisanderchannel]

So 'o is to define the subject and he is an undetermined article?