HONILIMA

The grace of hula

In what other land save this one is the commonest form of greeting not “Good day,” nor “How d’ye do”, but “Love”? That greeting is ‘Aloha’: love, I love you, my love to you… It is a positive affirmation of the warmth of one’s own heart-giving. – Jack London

KAMAAINA
Native born, local person, meaning “child of the land” born or raised in Hawaii.

MALIHINI
A newcomer, tenderfoot or recent arrival

AKAMAI
Someone who is very smart or skilled

KOLOHE
Rascal or trouble maker