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Cha

(305,022 posts)
3. It's the Hawai'ian Shaka Sign..
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:32 PM
Jan 2013

Last edited Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:06 PM - Edit history (1)

which means "Hang Loose", freshwest.. http://www.to-hawaii.com/shaka.php

PBO did it during his first Inauguration, too.. and it was when the Punahou School Band came Marching by..



Cha

(305,022 posts)
6. That's funny! I was also going to say
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:44 PM
Jan 2013

it means ALOHA, too.

And, I was coming back to thank you for the thread, She!

Day for Celebration.. we'll never do this again. Like PBO said today.. "I want to take another look.. I'll never see this again". Paraphrasing..

And, night..



Now that's what I call.. Workin' a Red Dress!

http://theobamadiary.com/

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
8. Oh, I know the 'hang loose' sign, but I though it was pointed down.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:04 PM
Jan 2013
I posted what I was thinking of below. So they just told everyone to 'hang loose,' just like:




sheshe2

(87,221 posts)
4. Well there you are...
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:33 PM
Jan 2013

From Wiki
The shaka sign, commonly known as "hang loose", is a gesture often associated with Hawaii and surfer culture. It consists of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled, and raising the hand in salutation while presenting the back; the hand may be rotated back and forth for emphasis.

The shaka sign was popularized among locals in Hawaii through its use by surfers and in surf culture throughout the state in the 1960s. It has remained a salutation of friendship used by the local culture at large from then on.

They were at the Parade....watching some pretty awesome bands go by!

What a Day, freshwest!

History in the making!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
7. Sounds cool! I didn't know Hawaii had that. This is the one I was thinking of:
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:59 PM
Jan 2013


It has positive and negative meanings as used by students of the University of Texas and it represents the Longhorns. It's really not the same thing at all. Thanks.




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