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Aloha (/ ə ˈ l oʊ h ɑː / ə-LOH-hah, Hawaiian:) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a greeting. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians , for whom the term is used to define a force that holds together existence.
Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina.
Note: The word ʻewa can also mean crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. The word ewa, (without the okina), means unstable, swaying, wandering; strayed . This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo , that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals.
Here are the top 55 Hawaiian baby names, including Kai and Koa for baby boys, and Leilani and Kaia for baby girls. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
A minority of parents have started giving nothing but Hawaiian names to their children. In births registered on Oʻahu 2001–2002, about 25% of girls and 15% of boys received at least one Hawaiian name. Names with negative meaning have disappeared in this sample, and the unisex quality is waning.
Samuel Kamakau, historian and scholar of Hawaiian culture and language, author; John S. K. Kauwe III (born 1980), geneticist and 11th president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU–Hawaii) Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, professor, writer, and activist; David Malo (1795–1853), Native Hawaiian historian of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Here are the top 55 Hawaiian baby names, including Kai and Koa for baby boys, and Leilani and Kaia for baby girls. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
Aloha ʻĀina also means Hawaiian patriotism; love for the land and its people. It is an in-depth relationship between the places and communities that hold significance to the individual. As such, it is an ethic that includes striving to improve the well-being of Hawaiʻi and engaging in experiences that foster aloha for and life-long ...