The Aloha State wants to make the iconic two-finger hand gesture its official symbol for the island.

Hawaii is poised to make the ‘shaka’ its official state gesture The bill would also recognize Hawaii as the birthplace of the shaka, which involves extending the thumb and pinkie finger while ...

From saying hello to thanking another driver for letting you in, the shaka has multiple meanings in Hawaii.

We salute this AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot for etching a 'hang loose' Shaka hand gesture with a recent flight path.

A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That’s the “shaka” in Hawaii. A pair of bills in the Legislature would make the shaka Hawaii’s official gesture.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The shaka is one step closer to becoming Hawaii’s official hand gesture. Senate Bill 3312 passed through conference committee with amendments Thursday.

Atlas Obscura cites Espinda as being the first person to correlate the hand gesture with the word ‘shaka’. Following this, Frank Fasi utilized the shaka as part of his political campaigns in ...

Lawmakers and Hawaii residents alike appear to be vibing with a proposal to make the shaka the official state gesture of Hawaii. Steve Sue, director of Hawaii nonprofit ID8, explained in February ...

The history of the Hawaii hand gesture The roots of the "shaka" symbol can be traced back to the early 1900s, intertwined with the indomitable spirit of one man: Hamana Kalili.

Hawaii residents have used the "shaka" hand gesture to convey several greetings: hello, goodbye, thank you and aloha.

Yes, I think before Lippy Espinda attached the word “shaka” around 1970 to the hand gesture, some in the islands did the thumb-and-pinkie wave and said “easy,” or something similar.

Mary Setterholm uses the Hawaiian “shaka” hand sign in California in 2007. The hand sign is sometimes known as the “hang loose” gesture associated with surf culture.