What is "hanabusa"

Hanabusa (written: 英 or 花房) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Colleen Hanabusa (born 1951), U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district
• Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724), Japanese painter, calligrapher, and haiku poet
• Hanabusa Itchō II (1677–1737), son and pupil of Hanabusa Itchō
• Hanabusa Masayuki (1524–1605), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku and early Edo periods
• Hanabusa Yoshitada (1842–1917), Meiji period diplomat
• Shinzō Hanabusa (born 1936), Japanese photographer
• Yōko Hanabusa, Japanese shōjo manga artist
• Yuriko Hanabusa (1900–1970), Japanese actress