The word “Aloha” has several meanings, and they all share a common Hawaiian origin, history and culture. So what does Aloha mean?
History books are not clear when did the “Aloha” expression enter the Hawaiian vocabulary, but several sources date it back to the end of the 18th century.
The official publications tell us that “Aloha” derives from the Proto-Polynesian word “qarofa”. Interestingly, the Maori language has a similar word with identical meanings – “aroha.”
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