
What is the true meaning of "THE ALOHA SPIRIT..?"
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true meaning of the hawaiian word aloha index
The letters of the Hawaiian word "A-L-O-H-A" help us to rememeber:
A
AKAHAI
[Ah kah hai']
(careful offering)
kindness, modesty, gentleness, unpretentiousness, being unassuming, unobtrusive, tenderness
L
LOKAHI
[Loh' kah hee]
(to obtain oneness)
unity, agreement, accord,
unison, harmony
O
`OLU'OLU
[Oh' loo oh' loo]
(cool, refreshing)
agreeable, pleasantness, amiability, contentment, happiness, graciousness,
congeniality, cordiality, affability
H
HA'AHA'A
[Hah' ah hah' ah]
(low)
humility, humbleness, self-effacing, modesty
A
AHONUI
[Ah hoh nui']
(great breath)
patience, perseverance, endurance, long suffering, tolerance
The meaning of "The Aloha Spirit" like Love itself is beyond any total description of words yet like a Sunrise, Aloha must be experienced, felt within and then passed on to others. Another Hawaiian word which embraces the True Meaning of the word Aloha is:
LOKOMAIKA'I
[Loh koh mai' kah ee]
(good inside)
good will, good disposition, generosity, grace, kindness, humanity, benevolence, beneficence and last but not least,
"LOVING KINDNESS..."
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