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The trope has been synonymous with Hawai‘i for so long that few people bother anymore with its resistance to definition, its tendency to evoke closure where one would expect to see debate and dissent. From the “Live Aloha” bumper stickers seen throughout Hawai‘i to the state constitution advising lawmakers to “give consideration to the Aloha Spirit,” the panacea of aloha is trotted out to answer every source of conflict on the islands, from personal to political to spiritual.