Aloha Wedding

Aloha is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Its name is similar to the Hawaiian word, aloha, although the place name is pronounced / lo / instead of /a lo ha/. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 41,741.

According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origin of the name Aloha is disputed. Some sources say it was named by Robert Caples, a railroad worker, but it is unknown why the name was chosen. Aloha post office was established in 1912, and another source claimed that the first postmaster, Julius Buck, named the office Aloah after a small resort on Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin. Supposedly the last two letters were transposed by the Post Office Department during the application process. However, the local pronunciation has remained Ah-lo-wa rather than Ah-lo-ha.

Aloha is located at 452925N, 1225219W (45.490239, -122.872007)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 19.1 km (7.4 mi), all land.