A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALOHA

Sun, 30 Mar '25
Literally, "love," "peace" or "mercy"
Sun, 12 Jan '25
"Hi" or "bye" on Kauai
Tue, 22 Oct '24
Island greeting
Sun, 19 May '24
Luau greeting
Tue, 2 Apr '24
Hawaii "bye"
Tue, 12 Mar '24
"Hi," in Lanai
Fri, 1 Mar '24
Greeting that contains another greeting backward
Tue, 9 Jan '24
Lei man's term?
Thu, 2 Nov '23
___ shirt (colorful attire)
Mon, 3 Jul '23
Luau greeting
Tue, 27 Jun '23
Hawaii hello
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Hilo "hello"
Tue, 9 May '23
Hawaiian greeting
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Polynesian love
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Colorful kind of shirt
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Greeting that means, literally, "love"
Sun, 15 Jan '23
Polynesian greeting
Tue, 23 Aug '22
Honolulu hello
Sat, 13 Aug '22
Hawaii's ___ Stadium
Sat, 16 Jul '22
Kind of shirt
Sat, 29 Jan '22
Greeting that means "presence of breath"
Thu, 27 Jan '22
Pearl City greeting
Sat, 18 Dec '21
___ Stadium, longtime home of college football's Hula Bowl
Tue, 17 Aug '21
Hi, in HI
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Greeting in Hawaii
Thu, 24 Jun '21
Pacific greeting
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Honolulu's ___ Stadium
Tue, 6 Apr '21
Welcome in Waikiki
Thu, 28 Jan '21
Colorful kind of shirt
Tue, 12 Jan '21
Greeting in Honolulu