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How do YOU spell Nawahikalanioptuu?

or...When Good Googles Go Bad...Boston Globe had an article about a Hawaiian immersion school outside of Hilo. Twas mildly interesting language-wise, but I was annoyed by the obvious typo in the...

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Re: How do YOU spell Nawahikalanioptuu?

Here is a map of all the schools involved:www.k12.hi.us/~kaiapuni/schoolsites.html

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Re: How do YOU spell Nawahikalanioptuu?

Your first clue that "Nawahikalanioptuu" is not a Hawaiian word should have been the presence of the letter t. There are only twelve letters in the true Hawaiian alphabet:a e i o u h k l m n p wOther...

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Re: How do YOU spell Nawahikalanioptuu?

Mahalo for the info, Mgrizz, and he mea iki to the board. Did I say that right? I meant to say welcome.

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Re: How do YOU spell Nawahikalanioptuu?

(that's "D'oh!")Yeah, I should've noticed the "t" long before worrying about syllabification.Welcome to the board. You shoulda been around for the Great Poi Wars of 2002. It is worth noting that one...

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