![]() ![]() The ‘okina is the apostrophe mark and is a glottal stop/break in the word, which is very fast. There are 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet, counting the ‘okina symbol as a letter. “ Hawaii” is pronounced huh-vi-ee, because Ws are pronounced like Vs. Telling us how funny we pronounce words like “ Hawaii,” “ Mahalo,” “ Aloha,” etc. We’ve been a state for quite some time now, since 1959 in fact. ![]() Before you plan your trip to Hawaii, please freshen up on geography and history. Asking us if you need a passport to visit Hawaiiīelieve it or not, I’ve gotten this question quite a few times. Here are 8 ways to piss off someone from my Hawai’i nei, beloved Hawaii: 8 Things You Should Never Say to Hawaiians 1. These people weren’t lucky enough to grow up in such an awesome place. There have been times when I was so fed up with these inquirers (also known as, damn haoles, which means a foreigner or someone who is not a native of Hawaii). After growing up in Hawaii and moving from Oregon to Italy to Indiana, I’ve had to battle tons of cliches about my home state. I’ve gotten questions from “Did you live in a grass shack?” and “Do you eat pineapple with everything?” to “Do you have running water?”
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