Saving the shaka

A campaign called "Take the HI Road"is revving up to restore driving aloha

By Dan Nakaso

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 25, 2012

~~<p>The shaka is disappearing on Hawaii's roads as a way to say thanks to a courteous driver, according to the first survey of its kind on driving habits in the islands.</p>
<p>The survey of 789 respondents conducted in February by Honolulu-based QMark Research found that 76 percent of respondents prefer a simple wave of the hand over the pinky-and-thumb wave (18 percent) to show their gratitude to a fellow driver.</p>
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The shaka is disappearing on Hawaii's roads as a way to say thanks to a courteous driver, according to the first survey of its kind on driving habits in the islands.

The survey of 789 respondents conducted in February by Honolulu-based QMark Research found that 76 percent of respondents prefer a simple wave of the hand over the pinky-and-thumb wave (18 percent) to show their gratitude to a fellow driver. Login for more...