We've got the shaka license plate coming out. We've got the shaka emoji application. So all of these things are about empowering people around the globe to take this sign and use it for good.” ...

The decision is expected in November, and if approved, the shaka emoji will be used in countless text messages worldwide. Jeremy Yurow is a politics reporting fellow based in Hawaii for the USA ...

Steve Sue, (from left) Ryan Ozawa and Yiying Lu throw da “shaka” sign. They have submitted a proposal to the Unicode Consortium for a new emoji to represent the iconic Hawaii hand gesture.

The shaka emoji: Three Hawaii folks are asking the Unicode Consortium, a Mountain View, California, nonprofit responsible for deciding new emojis, to create a new one representing the iconic shaka ...

"The shaka gesture beautifully encapsulates Hawaii's essence," said Lu, a globally sought-after speaker and designer who contributed her talents to the now official emoji for Dumplings, Boba Tea ...

Steve Sue, Ryan Ozawa, and Yiying Lu. Reference art for a proposed "shaka" emoji, designed by veteran emoji designer Yiying Lu. A comparison between the existing "Call Me" emoji and the proposed ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii -- A pinky and thumb extended ... Texters have co-opted the "call me" emoji to symbolize the shaka, and local station KHON-TV has ended each evening newscast since the 1970s ...