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Havaii is one of a half dozen or so variant spellings of Hawaii that can be found across all three points of Polynesia. Havaii or Hawai'i refers to the ancient name for both Ra'iatea and Fakarava, both in French Polynesia. Common to all monarchial systems, island names changed by royal order or common assent, according to historic events.
The word "Hawaii" appears in most English dictionaries, so either spelling can be appropriate. The modern US State is usually just "Hawaii". The ʻokina is often used when talking about the ancient culture, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi , or the island of Hawaiʻi in the body of the article.
Note: The word ʻewa can also mean crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. The word ewa, (without the okina), means unstable, swaying, wandering; strayed . This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo , that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals.
Hawaii's very high cost of living is the result of several interwoven factors of the global economy in addition to domestic U.S. government trade policy. Like other regions with desirable weather year-round, such as California, Arizona and Florida, Hawaii's residents can be considered to be subject to a "sunshine tax".
There is no good reason to forbid the use of "Hawai'ian". There is only one bad reason: to cater to the continuance of a trend (omitting the 'okina) that also happens not to be universal. To my mind, the best requirement is consistency: An article can choose to use either Hawaii/Hawaiian or Hawai'i/Hawai'ian, but should not mix these up.
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From using special sunscreen to pulling over for locals, there are things you should never and always do on the islands to be safe and respectful. I was born and raised in Hawaii. Here are 13 ...
The people who argue that ONLY the spellings with okinas and kahakos should be used, thinking that Hawaiian spellings are "correct" and English spellings are "incorrect", are lacking in education and understanding on the topic of loanwords. They seem to think that only one spelling is correct, and all other spellings are incorrect.