"kupuna" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Hawaiian kupuna.",
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      "form": "na kupuna",
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          "ref": "2001, Andrew Matzner, O Au No Keia: Voices from Hawaii's Mahu and Transgender Communities",
          "text": "That's why, according to my kupunas, the chiefs had these male lovers. They were there to be with the chiefs as a friend and companion.",
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        "A grandparent or elder."
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  "word": "kupuna"
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  "etymology_text": "From Hawaiian kupuna.",
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