Re: Aloha! Maholo!         


Date: May 14, 2008 07:46

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> On 13 May, 12:35, richard newsguy.com> wrote:
>> Well after 57 years I have finally set foot in Hawaii!
>> The flight in was totally boring all the way. Once I arrived in Honolulu
>> I half
>> expected to be greeted by half naked native girls handing out lei's. Well
>> apparently that practice isn't happening these days. At least not at
>> night
>> anyway.
>
> The missionaries took care of that back in the 1800's. My daughter
> can't even wear an attracive dress to school, God forbid a boy might
> look at her and have impure thoughts! Horrors! I think if you want
> to be greeted by naked ladies you might want to try Bangkok (hence the
> name) or Manilla - I hear they come fairly cheap there.
>
>
>>
>> It cost me another $35 for a taxi ride to the hotel. Being near midnight
>> for me
>> I did manage to stay up a little longer to help get acclimated to the
>> time
>> difference. You do have to cross 3 time zones. So far I haven't done much
>> but
>> tomorrow I'll go see a few things.
>>
>> Maybe the next time I come out here they'll have that damn bridge built.
>
> What bridge is that?
>>
>> Y'all know what Aloha means right?
>> Maholo means "thank you".
>
> You mean "Mahalo". And don't forget, Kane is the word for man, and
> Wahine is the word for woman. It comes in handy.

Many Hawaiians are of Japanese descent. Make sure you greet them properly;
the phrase is "watasha-baka-da."
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