The Nation - News from April 2, 1986
The Hawaii Senate has approved a bill that allows judges to consider the aloha spirit--defined as kindness expressed with tenderness, unity expressed with harmony and humility expressed with modesty--in sentencing criminals. The bill says state officials, including the governor, may “give consideration†to the aloha spirit in exercising power on behalf of the people. The bill goes back to the House.
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