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Aloha
- Aloha (noun-verb, transitive
& stative verb) 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 greet, hail. Greetings! Hello! Good-by!
Farewell! Alas!
- Aloha kakahiaka - Good morning.
- Aloha 'auinala - Good afternoon.
- Aloha ahiahi - Good evening
(Mary Kawena Pukui & Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, 1986, University of Hawaii Press)
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