Hi Larry, They have some really long words for only having 12 letters. Have a great Fourth of July!! Your Good Friend Deborah

Hi Larry! For those friends who are interested: The Hawaiian language was an oral tradition. The Hawaiian alphabet (piapa), was written by 19th century missionaries. The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w). To simplify pronunciation, sound consonants as in English and break up words so they are easy to say e.g., Waianapanapa sounds like Wai-a-napa-napa.

and mahalo to you to so how many of you know exactly what the hawaiian words mean

actualy Waianapanapa sounds like vai-ar-nar-par-nar-par. wai meaning water

Hi Larry, OK, That does it, I'm moving to Hawaii!