HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Later this month, 72 new emojis will be at your fingertips. Emoji developers unveiled the new images Thursday, to no small amount of fanfare. They include bacon, stuffed ...

In a nod to its rich cultural heritage, Hawaii's State Legislature appears poised to designate the iconic "shaka" gesture as the island's official symbol, recognizing it as its birthplace. The ...

Steve Sue, Ryan Ozawa, and Yiying Lu. Reference art for a proposed "shaka" emoji, designed by veteran emoji designer Yiying Lu. A comparison between the existing "Call Me" emoji and the proposed ...

Texters have co-opted the “call me” emoji to symbolize the shaka, and local station KHON-TV has ended each evening newscast since the 1970s with clips of people flashing shakas.

Dwayne Johnson (right), a cast member in “Jungle Cruise,” flashes the “shaka” sign as he poses with fellow cast members Edgar Ramirez (left), and Emily Blunt at the world premiere of the ...

Obama graduated from Punahou, a private prep school in Honolulu, in 1979. The school's website includes a page titled "The Shaka Seen Around the World" that hails the first time Obama flashed the ...

Steve Sue, Ryan Ozawa, and Yiying Lu. Reference art for a proposed shaka emoji, designed by veteran emoji designer Yiying Lu. A . Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.