What I really was raised on was the aloha spirit.

But in the aloha spirit, little of this rancorous debate will wash over visitors to the lodge.

Yet there is aloha spirit everywhere and visitors find a genuine rather than a paid-for welcome.

Fearsome rush-hour traffic jams strain the gentle aloha spirit to the breaking point, and the city worries that it may be turning into a junior-varsity Los Angeles.

At an earlier private ceremony attended by politicians, musicians and family, the Rev. Tom Iannucci called Mr. Ho an "ambassador of the aloha spirit."

"It's the aloha spirit - there's such tolerance here," Mr. Melillo said.

The "aloha spirit" helps define their identity.

Paddlers say the "aloha spirit" sets the sport apart from kayaking and conventional canoeing.

That simple fact tells you a lot about the 1970s-era Cal, 'the hotel with aloha spirit, ' where even the dealers wear Hawaiian shirts, because over 80% of the Cal's guests hail from the 50th state.

Now feeling the "aloha spirit," Reuben allows Lilo to use the phone.