Aloha
interjection
A greeting or expression of goodwill, similar to 'hello' and 'goodbye'.
Aloha, welcome to Hawaii
Often appears as...
- aloha
- welcome
noun
A Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion, and mercy.
Her aloha for her family is evident in her actions
Often appears as...
- aloha spirit
- feel the aloha
adjective
Used to describe something or someone Hawaiian.
Please come to the aloha festival
Often appears as...
- aloha festival
- aloha spirit
interjection
A greeting or expression of goodwill, similar to 'hello' and 'goodbye'.
Aloha, welcome to Hawaii
Often appears as...
- aloha
- welcome
noun
A Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion, and mercy.
Her aloha for her family is evident in her actions
Often appears as...
- aloha spirit
- feel the aloha
adjective
Used to describe something or someone Hawaiian.
Please come to the aloha festival
Often appears as...
- aloha festival
- aloha spirit
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Greeting Custom
Used widely in Hawaii as a warm, friendly greeting among locals and towards visitors.
Aloha! How was your flight?
Pro Tip 2/3Versatile Usage
Can replace 'hello' or 'goodbye', but is also a wish for happiness and well-being.
Aloha, until we meet again!
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Carries a positive emotional tone, setting a pleasant and friendly atmosphere.
Just landed in Honolulu. Aloha from Hawaii!
Pro Tip 1/3Greeting Custom
Used widely in Hawaii as a warm, friendly greeting among locals and towards visitors.
Aloha! How was your flight?
Pro Tip 2/3Versatile Usage
Can replace 'hello' or 'goodbye', but is also a wish for happiness and well-being.
Aloha, until we meet again!
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Carries a positive emotional tone, setting a pleasant and friendly atmosphere.
Just landed in Honolulu. Aloha from Hawaii!
Pro Tip 1/3Greeting Custom
Used widely in Hawaii as a warm, friendly greeting among locals and towards visitors.
Aloha! How was your flight?
Pro Tip 2/3Versatile Usage
Can replace 'hello' or 'goodbye', but is also a wish for happiness and well-being.
Aloha, until we meet again!
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Carries a positive emotional tone, setting a pleasant and friendly atmosphere.
Just landed in Honolulu. Aloha from Hawaii!
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Rives: A mockingbird...
I'll get everyone's good mornings. I don't care how you make 'em. Aloha. Konichiwa. Shalom. Ah-Salam Alaikum. Everybody means everybody, means everybody here. And so maybe I'll build a gilded cage. I'll line the bottom with old notebook pages.
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HI Finalist PIPE National...
aloha my name is andy anderton i'm 10 years old i go to 6th grade and i'm the 2011 state jubilee champion for hawaii i live here on kauai kauai is the northernmost island of the main islands of hawaii
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The dark history of the...
where the “Committee of Safety” removed Queen Lili’uokalani from office. Thousands of Hawaiian people protested, some wearing hat bands reading, “Aloha ’Āina,” or “love of the nation.”
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Rives: A mockingbird...
I'll get everyone's good mornings. I don't care how you make 'em. Aloha. Konichiwa. Shalom. Ah-Salam Alaikum. Everybody means everybody, means everybody here. And so maybe I'll build a gilded cage. I'll line the bottom with old notebook pages.
Video examples
HI Finalist PIPE National...
aloha my name is andy anderton i'm 10 years old i go to 6th grade and i'm the 2011 state jubilee champion for hawaii i live here on kauai kauai is the northernmost island of the main islands of hawaii
Video examples
The dark history of the...
where the “Committee of Safety” removed Queen Lili’uokalani from office. Thousands of Hawaiian people protested, some wearing hat bands reading, “Aloha ’Āina,” or “love of the nation.”
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
The word 'aloha,' in foreign use, has taken the place of every English equivalent. It is a greeting, a farewell, thanks, love, goodwill. Aloha looks at you from tidies and illuminations; it meets you on the roads and at house-doors. It is conveyed to you in letters: the air is full of it.
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Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
No matter where you're from, no matter what religion you practice, your ethnicity, race, or anything else - what is it that can bring us together as people? It is, what we call in Hawaii, aloha... sincere, deep love and respect for other people as children of God.
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Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
Finding common ground means reaching out with respect and aloha - despite the issues that divide us, despite the hurt, despite the fear - and recognize what unites us as human beings.
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Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
As progressives, we care about the well-being of others. We are soft-hearted and have aloha, respect, compassion for others, and we don't like to see anyone suffering.
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Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
I am deeply honored and humbled to represent the people of Hawai'i and will continue to do my best to bring the spirit of aloha to our nation's capital.
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
The word 'aloha,' in foreign use, has taken the place of every English equivalent. It is a greeting, a farewell, thanks, love, goodwill. Aloha looks at you from tidies and illuminations; it meets you on the roads and at house-doors. It is conveyed to you in letters: the air is full of it.
Quote examples
Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
No matter where you're from, no matter what religion you practice, your ethnicity, race, or anything else - what is it that can bring us together as people? It is, what we call in Hawaii, aloha... sincere, deep love and respect for other people as children of God.
Quote examples
Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
Finding common ground means reaching out with respect and aloha - despite the issues that divide us, despite the hurt, despite the fear - and recognize what unites us as human beings.
Quote examples
Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
As progressives, we care about the well-being of others. We are soft-hearted and have aloha, respect, compassion for others, and we don't like to see anyone suffering.
Quote examples
Tulsi Gabbard
American Politician
I am deeply honored and humbled to represent the people of Hawai'i and will continue to do my best to bring the spirit of aloha to our nation's capital.
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