"Who is his child-in-law?"

Translation: ʻO wai kāna hūnōna?

[rdoronio]

what is the difference between kāna hūnōna and kona hūnōna?

[Maui_Bartlett]

The possessive word should be A class (rather than O), because the relationship of makua to hūnōna is one of "parent" to "child". So the possessive word is kāna rather than kona.

[KarinLynn1]

so why was kona marked correct just now? (maybe if it's a beloved or special relationship????)

[Maui_Bartlett]

Truthfully, I would accept either though I would encourage haumāna to use A class for this relationship. But the reason kona is accepted right now is because there is a bug in the Duolingo system that allows it to be, I suppose because it is only one letter off. It has not been listed as an accepted answer by the Hawaiian team.

[RonRGB]

Gender in Hawaiian: Kino-O, Kino-A and the Control You Have Over Your Life

LINK: https://ryankeawekane.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/gender-in-hawaiian-kino-o-kino-a-and-the-control-you-have-over-your-life/