The Hawaiian alphabet contains only
twelve letters, five vowels and seven consonants: a, e, i, o, u, h,
k, l, m, n, p, and w. No distinction is made between the sounds k
and t, the latter being preferred in poetry, nor between l and r,
which occurs only in dialect variations. W is often pronounced like
v when occurring between vowels.
The vowels are sounded as in Italian,
that is, a as in father, e as in they, i as in machine, o as in
note, u as oo in moon. Each vowel is distinctly pronounced except in
the case of the diphthongs, ai as in the English ejaculation ay! and
au as in the English word loud. Thus Kaaawa, a valley on the
windward side of Oahu, is Ka-a-a-va.
The accent is almost always on the
penult, as in Ha-wai-i.
There are very few words in the
language, every one being forced to assume different meanings as
occasion requires. As the language is highly inflected, however, it
is difficult to speak accurately, and with the general introduction
of English even the natives are becoming slovenly in its use.
Certain Hawaiian words have come into
common usage and will be met by all tourists. These words are as
follows:
Akami – clever
Aloha – greeting, love
Aloha oe – farewell
Haile – foreigner
Heiau – native temple
Kikie – large couch
Hulka – native dance
Huhu – angry
Kulikuli – keep still
Kahuna – native priest
Kamaaina – old-time resident
Kanaka – man
Lanai – piazza
Lei – wreath
Mahaope – by and by
Makai – toward the sea
Mauka – toward the mountains
Malahine – stranger
Mele – Hawaiian song
Makai – good
Pali – cliff
Pau – finished
Pilikia – trouble of any kind
Poi – native taro food
Wikiwiki – hurry
Wahine – woman
Honolulu:
Alexander Young Hotel. Bishop Street
– From $1.50 per day
Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Hotel Street –
From $1.00 per day
Pleasanton Hotel. Wilder Avenue –
$2.50-$5.00 per day
Moana Hotel. Waikiki – From $5.00
per day
Seaside Hotel. Waikiki – From $2.50
per day
In Honolulu there are many boarding
houses suitable for a long stay.
In order to get the trade winds,
rooms facing the mountains should be secured in all hotels.
Waialua: Haleiwa Hotel – $3.50-$4.00
per day.
Hauula: Hauula Hotel (on line of
Koolau Railway) – $1.75 per day.
Kauai
Lihue: Fairview Hotel – $3.00 per
day.
Hanalei: Deverill's Hotel – $3.00
per day.
Waimea: Bay View Hotel – $2.50 per
day.
Maui
Wailuku: Maui Hotel – $3.00 per day.
Iao Valley: Kapaniwai Hotel (annex
to Maui Hotel) – $3.00 per day.
Lahaina: Pioneer Hotel – $2.50 per
day.
Hawaii
Hilo: Hilo Hotel – $5.00 per day.
Kilauea: Volcano House – From $5.00
per day.
Comfortable
rooms with board at reasonable rates also at Waiohinu, Kailua,
Waimea, Kohala, and Laupahoehoe.
Photographs:
Honolulu Photo Supply Company; Gurray's; R. H. Perkins
Books and
Stationery: Crossroad's Book Store; Thrum's; Arleigh's
Curios: Hawaiian and
South Sea Island Curio Company; Island Curio Company
Japanese and Chinese
Goods: Japanese Bazaar; Sayagusa Shoten; Wing Wo Tai Company
