aloha

Example Sentences

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Mainlanders have long shopped for vacation staples at the chain’s tropical warehouses, where the aloha shirts and macadamia nuts had them dreaming of what treasures lay abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

People in Hawaii display the shaka to say hi and bye as well as thanks and aloha.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

The shaka carries friendliness and warmth — aloha spirit.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Still, even though Teruya preferred that West Maui remained shuttered to tourists, he said he would keep on giving aloha to everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

“G’day, Clara, aloha kakahiaka,” he says as I take my seat.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila