Aloha is…

love,

affection,

compassion,

mercy,

sympathy,

pity,

kindness,

sentiment,

grace,

and charity.

 

 

Aloha is a…

greeting,

salutation,

regards,

sweetheart,

 

lover,

and a loved one.

 

Aloha is being…

beloved,

loving,

kind,

compassionate,

charitable,

and lovable.

 

Aloha is to…

love…


be fond of…

show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection…

venerate…

remember with affection…

greet…

and hail.

 

"Aloha!" is…

"Greetings!"

"Hello!"

"Good-by!"

"Farewell!"

"Alas!"

 

Source:

Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel H., Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University Of Hawai`i Press, Honolulu, 1986.

For more Aloha pages:

Aloha Words

A Glossary of Words of Aloha
(English to Hawaiian)

`Ôlelo No`eau (Proverbs & Poetical Sayings): Aloha

Let Me Call You Sweetheart...

More Terms of Endearment

Nâ Lila Aloha / Love Lyrics

Hawaiian Valentine's Mini-Lesson

Valentine's Candy Mini-Lesson

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