Aloha and Mahalo
Immeasurable blessings or prayers
as a single word.
The meaning of Aloha (ah loh' hah) - superficially a greeting
or a farewell but upon deeper contemplation an invocation
of the Divine, love, sacredness, a blessing, that which
invokes the Devine, acknowledgments of the Divinity that
dwells within, that which can only be experienced and never
exploited, indescribable, and undefinable.
Words in Hawaiian embody mana [pronounced:
mah' nah], meaning spiritual or divine power], and aloha
and mahalo are among the most sacred and powerful.
Aloha - An invocation of the Divine
[Alo = presence, front, face] + [hâ = breath]
"The presence of (Divine) Breath."
Mahalo - A Divine blessing
[Ma = In] + [hâ = breath] + [alo = presence, front,
face]
"(May you be) in (Divine) Breath."
Reference: http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/shelties/mahalo-aloha.html