The Blaine County Journal News-Opinion - We've Got The County Covered

teve and Sherry Edwards give the "shaka" hand gesture during a photo op on a cruise in Hawaii. The gesture, a shaken closed fist with extended thumb and pinky finger, is universally recognized to mean, "Be cool, hang loose, we are all in this together." Hawaiians use the gesture as a non-verbal way to express gratitude and kinship toward others.