The aloha tags will cost $30.50, with $20 of the proceeds supporting business education programs. The shaka gesture has come a long way from being a simple hand sign to a cultural symbol.

On Friday, Governor Josh Green signed Senate Bill 3312 into law, staking the islands’ claim to the iconic hand sign. Some were worried that if Hawaii did not make it an official designation ...

The aloha tags will cost $30.50, with $20 of the proceeds supporting business education programs. The shaka gesture has come a long way from being a simple hand sign to a cultural symbol.

FILE – LA Surf Bus founder Mary Setterholm uses the Hawaiian “shaka” hand sign while cheering on teens from East Los Angeles during a trip to Huntington Beach, Calif., July 12, 2007.

LA Surf Bus founder Mary Setterholm uses the Hawaiian "shaka" hand sign while cheering on teens from East Los Angeles during a trip to Huntington Beach, Calif., July 12, 2007.

HOW IS THE SHAKA USED NOW? The sign has spread around the world since the surfing boom of the 1950s and '60s. It's popular in Brazil, where it's been used by martial arts aficionados.

An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot etched a message of good-time island vibes in a recent flight path over Hawaii. Captured by the Flightradar24 tacking site, and later shared by U.S. Army W ...

Brazilian soccer player Neymar flashes fans the Hawaiian "shaka" hand sign during the Neymar Jr's Five youth soccer tournament in Praia Grande, Brazil, July 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) ...