ʻO ka waiʻona he hui kemika me ke kumu C2H5OH.He wai akaka, waihoʻoluʻu ʻole me ka ʻala ʻala a hoʻohana mau ʻia e like me ka solvent, ka wahie, a me ka disinfectant.ʻO ka waiʻona kekahi lāʻau psychoactive hiki ke hoʻonā i ka ʻona, a ʻai pinepine ʻia i nā mea inu e like me ka pia, ka waina, a me nā ʻuhane.ʻO ka hana ʻana i ka waiʻona e pili ana i ka fermentation o nā kō a hiki ke hana ʻia mai nā kumu like ʻole, e like me nā kīʻaha, nā huaʻai, a me nā mea kanu.ʻOiai ka nui o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka waiʻona, hiki i ka ʻai nui ʻana ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia olakino a me ka addiction.