mˈɛni pɹæktˈɪʃənɚz, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐsˈɜːt ðæt ɐlˈoʊhə ˈeɪnə ɪz nˌɑːt ɪtsˈɛlf ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl tˈɜːm bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐ tˈɛnɪt ʌv spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ænd kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ wˈɪtʃ "dɹˈaɪvz wˈʌn ˌɪntʊ ˈækʃən" dʒˈɔːɹdʒ hˈɛlm, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
Many practitioners, however, assert that Aloha Āina is not itself a political term but rather a tenet of spiritual and cultural understanding which "drives one into action" (George Helm, 1977).