Everyculturehasitsownwaystoshowfriendship.OntheislandsofHawaii,friendshipispartofthe"alohaspirit".InthelanguageoftheHawaiianswhofirstsettledtheislandslongago,alohahadaveryspecialmeaning.Thatis"tobewithhappiness".Hawaiiansbelievethatoncesomebodylovestheland,theyarereadytolovetheirpeopleorcommunity.Thisisthesecondmostimportantsignoffriendship.ItiscalledlokahiintheHawaiianlanguage,whichmeans"onenesswithallpeople".Toenjoythelandyoushouldnotbeselfish.Thelandisforeveryonewholivesonit.TodaymanydifferentpeoplescallHawaiitheirhome.Indeed,Hawaiiisaplacewherepeoplemakeonebigcommunityfrommanysmallercommunities.Eachpersongiveskokua(help)tootherpeoplesothatallfeelstronger.Itisbelievedthattheislandscanbeaparadisewhenpeopleliveinpeace.Peoplearetoldthattheiractionsshouldbeasgentleasthewindthatblowsfromthesea.Whenproblemshappen,peopleareaskedtosolvethemwithunderstanding.SowhenthepeopleofHawaiitalkaboutohana(family),theyarereallytalkingaboutallthosewholiveontheislands. 　　Livinginpeace,Hawaiianshavedevelopedathirdsignoffriendship.Thispersonalfriendshipisshownbygivingleistooneanother.Thelei,astringofflowers,isputoverafriend'sneck.Thenthefriendisgivenakissonthecheek.Visitorstotheislandsarealsogivenleis.Whentheyhearaloha,visitorsbegintofeelathome.Alohaalsomeans"goodbye",sovisitorswillhearitagainwhentheyleave.Itcanalsomean"ourheartssingingtogether".Perhapsthisishowmostvisitorswillremembertheirnewfriendship. 　　每一个文明都有自己独特的表达友谊的方法.在夏威夷,友谊就是说“阿罗哈”这一风俗.很久以前,在最早的夏威夷土著居民语言中,“阿罗哈”有特殊的含义——友谊与快乐同在. 　　夏威夷人相信,你一旦爱上了那一方土地,就会爱那土地上的人民和社会.这是友谊的第二个重要的标志.夏威夷语中有“罗卡黑”一语,它意味着“四海一家”.到了这里,你不会自私.这方水土承载着所有生存于这儿的人.如今,不同种族的人称夏威夷为家.不仅如此,夏威夷把小社区融合为大社会.人与人紧紧相连,互帮互助,人由纤弱而强大.真的,人们和平而宁静的生活着,夏威夷就是人间仙境.当纠纷来袭,信任理解宽容来化解,前嫌涣然冰释.夏威夷人说“家人”时,“家人”是所有生活在这块土地上的人. 　　生活于和平的土地上,夏威夷人开掘了友谊的含义,友谊有了第三个标志.友谊蕴含在“蕾莉”中.“蕾莉”是指一串花,挂在朋友的脖子上,赠之以花,给之以吻.游览夏威夷的人也会得到“蕾莉”.听到“阿罗哈”时,游人如归故里.“阿罗哈”也是“再见”的意思.游人离岛,又会再闻此语.此刻,你能感到“我们的心在一起歌唱”.也许,这份情谊,你永生难忘.（翻译李思危）