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Aloha Spirit Is Baked Into the Law

"The state of Hawai’i introduced an "Aloha Spirit law" in 1986, which mandates that city and state employees greet the public by using the words Aloha and Mahalo."

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Cindy Wu. Co-Founder of Jelly. ·

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