Language

The Hawaiian alphabet consists of 12 letters: H, K, L, M, N, P and W are the seven consonants, and the five vowels are A, E, I, O and U. Each vowel is sounded separately as it occurs in a word and every syllable always ends in a vowel. The accent of most words is on the next to last syllable.

Consonants are pronounced as in English and the vowels are pronounced as follows:

• A like “A” in above

• E like “E” in bet

• I like “EE” in fee

• O like “O” in sole

• U like “OO” in moon