ʻO ka waiʻona he hui kemika me ke kumu C2H5OH.He wai waihoʻoluʻu ʻole a hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻoheheʻe, wahie, a me nā mea leʻaleʻa.Hana ʻia ia ma o ka fermentation o nā kō e ka hū a hiki ke loaʻa i loko o nā mea inu like ʻole e like me ka pia, ka waina, a me nā ʻuhane.ʻOiai ʻo ka inu ʻana i ka waiʻona hiki ke loaʻa i kekahi mau pono olakino, hiki i ka inu ʻana i ka waiʻona ke alakaʻi i ka addiction, ka pōʻino o ka ate, a me nā pilikia olakino ʻē aʻe.