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Published: September 18th 2007
Aloha Week started off with a Floral Parade this past Sat. and coincidentally a Thunderbird Airshow in the afternoon. From what I read a while back, the origin of Aloha Week was commercial rather based on any ancient Hawaiian tradition. Since September and October was a slow season for tourism, the tourist industry cooked up the concept of Aloha Week to draw tourists to Hawaii during the 1930 or...
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Hawaiian Kango
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Aloha, Aloha, ALOHA!
I haven't been in Hawaii for Aloha Week, but I know what you mean about its ubiquitous usage: Much as the French use "s'il vous plait," I found myself using "aloha" as an interjection! If I inadvertently bumped into someone? "Aloha!" If someone sneezed? "Aloha!" Once, I overheard someone mutter "Aloha" after they let loose with a little burp! They weren't native Hawaiian, of course, but you get my drift . . . Seriously, it does sound like Aloha Week epitomizes the friendliness Hawaii, which is one of the things that keeps me going back.