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The meaning of Aloha

1st February 2007

The Online Hawaiian Dictionary defines Aloha as: - love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity; greeting, salutation, regards; sweetheart, lover, loved one; beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable; to love, be fond of; to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection; to venerate; to remember with affection; to greet, hail. Greetings! Hello! Good-by! Farewell! Alas!

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Hawaiian Language - Whale Words

30th January 2007

Hawaiian Language - Whale Words

Kohola: Humpback whale
Palaoa: Sperm whale
‘O Kohola: To whale
Huelopoki: Whale boat

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The Hawaiian or Aloha Shirt

29th January 2007

The Aloha shirt, is a style of dress shirt originating in HawaiÊ»i, USA. It is currently the premier textile export of the Hawai‘i manufacturing industry. These shirts are printed, mostly short-sleeved, and collared. They usually have buttons, sometimes as a complete button-down shirt, and sometimes just down to the chest (pullover). Aloha shirts usually have a left chest pocket sewn in to make the printed pattern continuous. Aloha shirts may be worn by men or women; women’s aloha shirts usually have a lower-cut, v-neck style.

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What is Pidgin and where can I learn it?

29th January 2007

Tommy asks: What is Pidgin and where can I learn it?

Pidgin is a ‘local slang’ that the Hawaiian locals use when talking mainly to each other, you may also see it in local advertising aimed at locals.

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What is Hawaii’s State Flower

29th January 2007

The official Hawaii state flower is the endemic Yellow Hibiscus, known as the pua aloalo.

Yellow Hibiscus - Hawaii's State Flower

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Hawaii Island Nicknames

29th January 2007

Here are the nicknames for the Islands of Hawaii:

Hawaii - The Big Island because it is the largest of all the islands.

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