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Wikipedia: Aloha
Aloha (pronounced [əˈlo.hə]) in the Hawaiian language means affection, peace, compassion, and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as an English greeting to say goodbye and hello. “Aloha” is also included in the state nickname of Hawaii, the “Aloha State.”
Etymology
The word aloha derives from the Proto-Polynesian root *qarofa, and ultimately from Proto-Polynesian. It has cognates in other Polynesian languages, such as Samoan alofa and Māori aroha, also meaning “love.”
(Oxford English Dictionary)
aloha, n. and int.
Aloha State n. colloq. (a nickname for) the state of Hawaii.
1959 Washington Post 27 Feb. c2 (headline) Aloha State is next.
1972 J. Potter Going West 48 Open cars passed… The number plates proclaimed Hawaii the Aloha State.
OCLC WorldCat record
Entomological Notes from the Aloha State
Author: D T Fullaway
Edition/Format: Article Article : English
Publication: Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America, v5 n3 (19590917): 151
Database: CrossRef
OCLC WorldCat record
Hawaii: the Aloha State,
Author: William Francis Quinn; John Anthony Burns; Robert M Kamins
Publisher: [Chicago], [1959]
Edition/Format: Print book : English
OCLC WorldCat record
Hawaii, the Aloha state; our island democracy in text and pictures.
Author: Ben Adams
Publisher: New York, Hill [©1959]
Edition/Format: Print book : English
OCLC WorldCat record
The aloha state
Author: Jack Lee; Hal Leonard
Publisher: [Winona] : Hal Leonard Music, Inc., 1959.
Edition/Format: Musical score : English
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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