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The word
Aloha
has many different
meanings. It is often used as a greeting of Hello or Good-bye. It
is also known to mean love. I miss you and a number of other things. It's the way people treat each other, a way of life and a state of mind. |
| Knowledge and wisdom are found in Aloha. Aloha
starts within ourselves. The key to ALOHA is to is to first apply it in
our hearts, next our minds and the final step is to act on it. The
Kahunas taught us that when the heart and mind are working together,
that is when we are LIVING ALOHA. |
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The literal translation of aloha is, "The
Breath of Life". So when you say ALOHA to someone it means "I recognize the (same) breath of life within you as I have within, and wish to present from me". |
| "Aloha Spirit" is the coordination of mind, heart and soul,
within each person. It brings each person to the self. Each person must think and emote good feelings to
others. |
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Kindness, expressed with tenderness. |
| Lokahi |
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Unity, expressed with harmony |
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Agreeable, expressed with pleasantness |
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Humility, expressed with modesty |
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Patience, expressed with perseverance |
| These are traits of character that express the charm, warmth and sincerity of Hawaii's people. It was the working philosophy of native Hawaiians and was presented as a gift to the people of Hawaii.
So you can see, Aloha is more than a word, it's a spirit, a way of life,
a warmth in caring with no obligation in return. It reminds us no matter
how things may not go our way that we should consider the other person and try to put ourselves in their place and understand from their perspective. |
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Aloha to learn what is not said, to see
what cannot be seen & to know the unknowable." Queen
Liliakalani
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| "What
Aloha Means" by
Don Blanding
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| It's
more than just an easy word for casual goodbye. |
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| It's gayer
than a greeting and sadder than a sigh. |
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| It's all
the tender messages that words cannot convey. |
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| It's tears
unshed and longing for a loved one gone away. |
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| It's
welcome to Hawaii and it's a lingering farewell. |
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| It's all
the dear and silent thing that lovers lips can tell. |
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| It's
frailer than the spider webs and strong as leather thongs. |
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| It's fresh
as dew on ginger blooms and older than the moon, |
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| It's the
little lullabies that native mothers croon. |
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| It's said a
hundred different ways in sadness and in joy. |
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| Aloha
means I love - so I say - Aloha Oe. |
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