MAHALO

★ 'Mahalo' is a Hawaiian word meaning "thank you."

★ Mahalo Air is an airline that ran from 1993 to 1997 that used the name.

★ Mahalo ukuleles are made by Saga Musical Instruments.

★ Dr. Hunter S. Thompson was known to use this frequently as early as the late '60s.

★ Adam Carolla was known to use the term "mahalo" as his signoff while he was on Loveline.

★ Mahalo.com is a human powered search engine started by Jason Calacanis.

★ University of Hawaii dictionary definition of Mahalo

★ Mahalo seems likely to be closely related to the less common New Zealand Maori word Maharo (wonderful) the Malagasi (Malay-Polynesian language spoken in Madagascar) word mahagaga (wonderful) and the Malay word maha (great).