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It's nice to feel the warmth The weather's never bad Living surrounded by the wai And by the sweet sounds Of the ukulele. Many people live aloha Living proud of their culture And friendly to another. Ohana is important And friends are part of it too. A beautiful tradition Giving of leis To someone special On a special occasion Or just any given day. It will be sad to leave one day There's so much sunshine. The mainland's all the same. Here there's so much diversity. I think I'll miss the food the most...
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Oct 12, 2012
Oct 12, 2012 at 12:49 AM UTC
Hawaii Inspired
It's nice to feel the warmth The weather's never bad Living surrounded by the wai And by the sweet sounds Of the ukulele. Many people live aloha Living proud of their culture And friendly to another. Ohana is important And friends are part of it too. A beautiful tradition Giving of leis To someone special On a special occasion Or just any given day. It will be sad to leave one day There's so much sunshine. The mainland's all the same. Here there's so much diversity. I think I'll miss the food the most...
Here are the meanings to the Hawaiian words: "wai" means water, "aloha" means hello, goodbye, love; there's many ways to use aloha, "ohana" means family, and "leis" are traditional necklaces given for anything that comes up; birthdays, graduations, parties, even if you just haven't seen someone for a while.
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Oct 12, 2012
Oct 12, 2012 at 12:49 AM UTC
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