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　　There are some special traditions in Hawaii．People are very friendly and always welcome visitors．They give visitors a lei along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers．Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses．There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States．They call Hawaii the Aloha State．Aloha means both hello and goodbye．It also means “I love you”．

　　Usually when people from different countries, races, and traditions live together, there are serious problems．There are a few problems in Hawaii, but in general, people have learned to live together in peace．

　　Hawaiians earn most of their money from travelers and most of the travelers come from the mainland and from Japan．There are many people living in Hawaii now so there are residential areas where there used to be farms．Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money．The families of the first people who came from the U．S．mainland own the important banks and companies．Japanese are also buying or starting businesses here．