Hunt, no hard feelings, but sometimes one is just wrong and has to admit it and move on. It can be a real pain when you are dealing with an Alii Trust (like KS/BE) or Hawaiian-oriented company and they require you to put them in.gulp.Īnd, Mr.
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Surprisingly most professional companies/firms in Hawaii also do not for this reason (and the extra cost of employing a Hawaiian language writer). I'm very much like Fishy, I don't use okina because of the fear of being wrong and embarrassing myself. Total kudos to PZP, a dedicated student who knows her stuff. Just a gentle remainder of all our frailties relative to a pretty intense and difficult language. Hey, this was supposed to be far more light-hearted than it is turning out. Not trying to hassle any specific person(s), just a bit of advice to make this a more accurately informative experience for all of us. Realize this post won't last long, but I hope the folks who could use this advice have a chance to read it. If you are not sure, but want to use them anyway, just check out the "official" dictionaries available at: Hawaiian is an English word, not native, so no okina even if one is appropriate in Hawai'i.Īnd there are others which regularly pop-up. Ko Olina is a two word name for the destination resort community. Not sure which board has this problem worse, but we get our share here on the Oahu forum. It's embarrassing, makes all us haole look bad, and is quite culturally insensitive in its own way. I know posters want to appear intelligent, sophisticated, as a well-versed veteran Hawaii traveler, culturally sensitive, etc.īut really, unless one is ABSOLUTELY sure that and where an okina is used in a word, please, please refrain from doing so. Time for my semi-annual rant on an esoteric Hawaii forum topic.
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