mahalo

American  

[mah-hah-loh] / mɑˈhɑ loʊ /

interjection

1. (used to express regards, respect, and gratitude, and as a greeting or farewell).

   Mahalo for caring and listening to me.

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noun

1. thanks; thank you.

   This special, family-oriented event is a mahalo to the community for its support.

Etymology

Origin of mahalo

First recorded in 1890–95; from Hawaiian: literally (as interjection) “Thank you,” (as noun) “gratitude, respect, praise”

Example Sentences

As each large order comes through the system, my team and I let out a big mahalo.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Instead, we left it on the table at the end of the night, our mahalo, and our hope to be here again next year.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2022

A blue sign reads: “Aloha Andy Irons, mahalo for everything. Kaua’i loves you.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2017

Jamie O� gives a big mahalo to the Utopia� family & Utopia� Hawaii's team guy Steve Machin for supporting my surfing.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Auwe; auwe; aloha la Ka makua a kakou Aloha a mahalo pu Ka malihini hou."

From Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California by Anderson, Mary E. (Mary Evarts)