in hawaii if aloha stands for hello and goodbye ?
December 27, 2009 - 11:42 pm
aloha is for hello and bye ,right?so if you’re talking on the phone with somebody who keeps on talking and if you say goodbye "aloha" wouldn’t you be like starting over again like saying "hello"?
Yeah, I was about ask have u been watching that movie, starring Sandra Bullock, the other person guessed the same thing.(lol)
December 28th, 2009 at 5:24 am
ms congeniality…funny movie
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December 28th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Aloha also means love
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December 28th, 2009 at 6:02 am
Yeah, I was about ask have u been watching that movie, starring Sandra Bullock, the other person guessed the same thing.(lol)
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December 28th, 2009 at 6:21 am
Good question! Aloha has many meanings in the Hawaiian language. According to the online Ulukau Hawaiian Dictionary, "Aloha" is translated as follows:
nvt., nvs. Aloha, 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! The common greetings follow: Aloha ‘oe, may you be loved or greeted, greetings (to one person). Aloha kāua, may there be friendship or love between us, greetings (to one person); dear Sir. Aloha kākou, same as above, but to more than one person. Ke aloha nō! Aloha! Greetings! (The nō may be prolonged for emphasis.) (Gram. 4.6) The following greetings were introduced after European times; Aloha ahiahi, good evening. Aloha kakahiaka, good morning. Cf. aloha ‘āina, hanaaloha. Aloha ali’i, royalist, royal love. Aloha ‘ino! What a pity! Alas! [Expression of regret, either great or small.] Aloha akua, love of god; divine love, pity, charity. Mea aloha, loved one, beloved. Aloha makua, considerate and thoughtful of parents and elders, filial. Aloha ‘ia, beloved, pitied. Aloha pumehana, warm aloha, affection. Me ke aloha o Ka-wena, with the love (or greeting) of Ka-wena. ‘O wau iho nō me ke aloha, I remain, with very best regards. Aloha ‘oe, ē Maria, ua piha ‘oe i ka maika’i, hail, Mary, full of grace. Ē Maria hemolele, e aloha mai ‘oe iā mākou, Holy Mary, have mercy on us. Aloha a’e ana mākou i ke ehu wāwae o ka lani (chant for Ka-lā-kaua), we remember fondly the footprints of the king. E aloha aku au i ka mea a’u e mana’o ai e aloha aku (Puk. 33.19), I show mercy tothose I want to show mercy to. Aloha nō ia mau lā o nā makahiki he kanalima i kūnewa akula! Affectionate [memories] of these days of fifty years past! hō.aloha Rare var. of ho’ālohaloha.
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http://wehewehe.olelo.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/hdict?l=e