aloha

plural alohas

1. HawaiiGood wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.First known use 19th c.

   When I got back to Hawaii, a feeling of aloha flooded me, and my anxiety vanished.

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   Traveling as the princess regent with a retinue that included Princess Ruth and Queen Kapi‘olani, Lili‘u was welcomed by enormous crowds and lavish outpourings of aloha, as her subjects clasped her knees and kissed her hands and feet to show their reverence.

   2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 91

   Uncle Onio exemplifies aloha by sharing his broad knowledge of Hawaiian culture and weaving techniques.

   2026, Rebecca Fox, “Weaving with Aloha”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 80

2. HawaiiAn utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).First known use 19th c.

1. HawaiiExpressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye.First known use 19th c.

1. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
   2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
   3. A census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon.
   4. An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington.

1. USabbreviationacronymhistoricalgovernmentAcronym of Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry, a Hawaiian organization seeking reparations for Native Hawaiians.
2. InternethistoricalALOHAnet (an early computer networking system).