Hawaii is the only state that has its own wave. There is that farmer's wave of raising one finger from the steering wheel (the pointer finger) that is unique to Iowa, but that is more of an occupational thing.
The Shaka takes a little practice. Mom usually employs it when she is driving mainly to thank someone for her letting her merge. I do think that some also use the shaka to say "excuse me" when they accidentally or purposefully cut someone off.
I read some of the speculations about the origins of shaka. These ideas range from a train conductor who lost his middle three fingers giving a signal to the engineer to move on and having his gesture mimicked by the local kids to the Spanish sailors who used this gesture by holding the thumb to the mouth indicating let’s have a drink.
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