Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (album) Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (album) Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite is a live album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records in February 1973. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard chart in the spring of the same year. Despite the satellite innovation, the US did not air the concert until April 4. "Aloha from Hawaii" (which was a worldwide ratings smash) went to #1 on the "Billboard" album chart. The album dominated the charts, reaching #1 in both the pop and country charts in the US. The album was certified Gold on February 13,
Aloha diminishes the terms original meaning and reduces it to the more superficial expression of "Good wishes". Anthropologist Francis Newton states that "Aloha is a complex and profound sentiment. Such emotions defy definition". Hawaiians believe the concept to be unique, with no English equivalent. Aloha Aloha (; ) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a simple greeting but has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians. A greeting of love and compassion; also means "to be in the presence of the divinity" or in the presence of ("alo") the