A kayaker along Makapu'u Beach Park. "Aloha" in the Hawaiian language means affection, peace, compassion, and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as an English greeting to say goodbye and hello. "Aloha" is also included in the state nickname of Hawaii, the "Aloha State." Photographed on the shoreline of Makapuʻu Beach Park, with views of Mānana Island, a 63-acre offshore tuff cone known as Rabbit Island because of its resemblance to a large rabbit's head rising out of the sea. Scenes from the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Photos by Nancy PastorPhotos by Nancy Pastor