As the Hawaiian language revived over the past few decades, two diacritical marks have helped clarify pronunciation: the `okina and the kahako. In English, those are called the glottal stop and the macron. The `okina actually is a consonant that takes the place of a “k” or a “t” used in other Polynesian languages. It…
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Welcome to Maui Then and Now
It will be interesting to see how many denizens of the Web have an interest in such an esoteric subject as the history of Maui. We already know that lots of people are interested in contemporary Maui. The word “Maui” has become shorthand for all that is warm and sunny and just exotic enough to…
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