AboutMalia Expertise Aloha,
I can answer I would say about 99 % of all questions relating to Hawai`i.
Experience I work for tour agencies as a tour guide so have a wonderful island experience especially from the view of travelers and newcomers to the islands. I am also a high school language teacher.
Question QUESTION: What precisely does "Aloha oy" mean? Thank you for your time.
ANSWER: Aloha Donna,
It's "Aloha 'oe"
" 'oe " = you
" Aloha " = means love but not just in romantic love, but also love between friends and family and also friendship, it also means hello and good bye
so it means : I love you
but we also use it as a short form "Aloha" to say hello and bye
Malia
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QUESTION: Malia- one more question... what does "Aloha no" mean? Again, thanks!
Answer Hello again,
"no" has nothing to do with the English "no"
it is a stress pronoun to emphasize what you say,
let's say someone says "aloha" as in "hello"
you say "aloha no" to say "well hello to you also"
but you can also just say "aloha" back
and thank you for the nice feedback you wrote :-)
Malia
