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a·lo·ha

(ə-lō′hä′, ä-) Chiefly Hawaii

interj.

Used as a traditional greeting or farewell.

Friendliness, kindness, or affection.

[Hawaiian.]

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aloha

(əˈləʊə; ɑːˈləʊhɑː)

n, sentence substitute

a Hawaiian word for hello, goodbye

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a•lo•ha

(əˈloʊ ə, ɑˈloʊ hɑ)

n., pl. -has,
interj.

1. hello; greetings.

2. farewell.

[1890–95; < Hawaiian: literally, love]

aloha

A Hawaiian word meaning love, used as both a greeting and a farewell.

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aloha - an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)

ciao

acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

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Several of them had been to Honolulu, and knew the instrument, confirming Mercedes' definition of ukulele as "jumping flea." Also, they knew Hawaiian songs she had learned from Mercedes, and soon, to her accompaniment, all were singing: "Aloha Oe," "Honolulu Tomboy," and "Sweet Lei Lehua." Saxon was genuinely shocked when some of them, even the more matronly, danced hulas on the sand.

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The installation piece Shrouds of Alohas Kiki was developed during an intensive workshop with Ron Athey and other artists using a wide range of mediums in February of 2009.

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It is quiet harborside on this Sunday night, though a dozen or so vocal and enthusiastic diners at nearby Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant shout their alohas. Council-member Mansho returns late at night with her happy band of volunteers: hula dancers, singers, musicians, streamer tossers, and confetti throwers.

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