Hawaiʻi Has A Pause In It
That little mark between the i’s? The ʻokina. It’s a glottal stop, which is a fancy way of saying a tiny silence you have to honor. Ha-VAI-ee. Not ‘Hawaya.’ Not ‘Hawahya.’ Not whatever your cousin in Tampa says.
A sarcastic monthly for the recently arrived.
That little mark between the i’s? The ʻokina. It’s a glottal stop, which is a fancy way of saying a tiny silence you have to honor. Ha-VAI-ee. Not ‘Hawaya.’ Not ‘Hawahya.’ Not whatever your cousin in Tampa says.