Yokwe

"One Marshallese word is yokwe, which means both hello and good-bye. It also means love. (Compare Hawaiian aloha.) This word may also be written iakwe and iokwe." Wikipedia - Marshallese language.

The island's biggest bar was closed due to some private function, so that only left the other two. This one picked-up later in the evening and got crowded, but the music was so loud, it made my ears hurt. The man on the right is Evengle, a janitor at the building where I work. Real nice guy. Showed me around and looked after me for the evening. The other two gentemen were friends of Evengle's. Nice guys, but totally drunk, prone to fights and naps.