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Mark, why the spelling for Hawai'i like thus in the 'Splintered Loyalty'?

Mark Troy Hi Lis.
Thank you for the question. The thing that looks like a backward apostrophe in Hawai‘i is called an okina. Okina is a consonant in the Hawaiia…moreHi Lis.
Thank you for the question. The thing that looks like a backward apostrophe in Hawai‘i is called an okina. Okina is a consonant in the Hawaiian alphabet that doesn’t appear in the English alphabet. Linguists refer to it as a glottal stop. It’s a part of many African, Asian, and Polynesian languages. If you place your fingers on your throat and say Oh Oh, you will feel your glottis, a part of your vocal chords, contract. That’s the okina sound. It’s also been described as a very light cough. It might take a practiced ear to hear it. When you see it in a word, it means the the vowel that follows is a new syllable. Thus, Hawai‘i is a three syllable word.

When the US annexed Hawai‘i, the US Postal Service decided that, because the okina was not a part of English, they would drop it from Hawaiian place names. The government also tried to suppress the Hawaiian language by not allowing it to be taught in schools and by discouraging its use in business. As a result, the okina disappeared. In the early seventies, when tourism picked up in the islands, newcomers had trouble learning Hawaiian place names because the street signs did not have okinas. Hawaiians also discovered that only a few hundred people remained who could speak the language, so the Department of Education and the University began developing programs to teach the language. This led to the return of the okina in the spelling of Hawaiian words. The government went back to using the okina in place names.

Another example is the name for the musical unstrument known in Hawai‘i as ‘ukulele but outside of Hawai‘i as ukulele. The spelling makes a big difference. In Hawaiian, with the okina, the name means “jumping flea,” Without the okina, it means “take on a debt.”

I know that’s a long-winded answer, but it hope it helps. Thank you again for asking.(less)

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Mark Troy To quote the late, great Ken Kesey, "Don't write what you know. What you know is boring. Write what you don't know." You have to expand your limits, t…moreTo quote the late, great Ken Kesey, "Don't write what you know. What you know is boring. Write what you don't know." You have to expand your limits, take risks and get out of your comfort zone. You'll learn as you write. That drive to learn will fuel your writing and give it passion and excitement.(less)

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	The Splintered Paddle 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rules 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pilikia Is My Business 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Splintered Loyalty: An Ava Rome Mystery 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Fiction by Mark Troy (Goodreads Author), Miles Archer, Libby Fischer Hellmann (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game Face 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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