Aloha
"The Sandwich Island's...that peaceful land, that far-off
home of profound repose, and soft indolence, and dreamy solitude, where life is one long slumberless Sabbath, the
climate one long delicious summer day, and the good that die experience no change, for they fall asleep in one
heaven and wake up in another." Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection, love, peace, compassion and mercy. Ancient Hawaiian folklore claims that Aloha has its roots in the words alo meaning ‘presence’, ‘front’, ‘face’, or ‘share’; and ha, meaning ‘breath of life’ or ‘essence of life.’ Today, Aloha is the common greeting to say ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye’. It is also the state nickname of Hawaii, the ‘Aloha State’.
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