Aloha 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 "divine breath of life" ("Ha"). The Aloha Spirit law became official in 1986. The origins of the Hawaiian word "aloha" are unclear. The word goes back to the very origins of Hawaii to Kahiki (the homeland) and even further. The word is found
Word list of the Dutch language Word list of the Dutch language The Word list of the Dutch language (, ) is a list of words in the correct official spelling of the Dutch language (Dutch orthography). It is officially established by the Dutch Language Union (), and is published in dictionary style. Because of the colour of its published form, it is better known as the Green Booklet (). It differs from a dictionary in that it does not give the meanings of the words, but rather their preferred spelling. The Green Booklet is published by Sdu in the Netherlands and Lannoo in Flanders. It