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Old 01-22-2011, 06:46 PM
 
Location: Volcano
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"Why isn't there any (fill in the blank), more (fill in the blank), better (fill in the blank) here?"

Mostly because there really aren't a lot of people here. In 2010 Hawai'i only had the 40th largest population of all the states (1,360,00), and a lot of them are scattered over what are basically rural areas across 7 major islands. The last metropolitan area I lived in on the mainland, Austin, Texas, has more people than this entire state.

Welcome to Hawai'i !!!
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Old 01-22-2011, 11:29 PM
 
Location: Kūkiʻo, HI & Manhattan Beach, CA
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"Why is "Hawai'i" spelled with an 'okina (glottal stop), but "Hawaiian" isn't?"

"Hawai'i" is how it's spelled in the Hawaiian language.
"Hawaii" is how it's spelled in English language.

"Hawaiian" is an English language word, so the 'okina isn't necessary.
"Hawai'ian" is a word that is spelled incorrectly in English, Hawaiian and Pidgin.

The 'okina (glottal stop) is a consonant in the Hawaiian language and it's use (or lack of use) changes the meaning a word. For instance, the word "alo" means "front or face" in Hawaiian, while the word "'alo" means "to dodge or evade."

In the old days, "Hawai'i" used to be spelled as "Owyhee" by English language speakers. If you see a place on the mainland named "Owyhee" eg. "Owyhee River", "Owyhee County", it was probably named after "Hawai'i."
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Old 01-23-2011, 05:59 PM
 
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"Why is "Hawai'i" spelled with an 'okina (glottal stop), but "Hawaiian" isn't?"
A mos' excellent post.

I'd add that the "W" is pronounced like a "V" in the Hawaiian language, and that the original English spelling was S-A-N-D-W-I-C-H.
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Old 01-23-2011, 11:05 PM
 
Location: Moku Nui, Hawaii
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However, a "W" at the beginning of a word is still a "W", hence "Waikiki".
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Old 01-23-2011, 11:28 PM
 
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However, a "W" at the beginning of a word is still a "W", hence "Waikiki".
You are sharp, brah. Have a sandwich!
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Old 01-24-2011, 12:37 AM
 
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"Hey I saw a couple of shops downtown Hilo with signs that said they had manapua, and now I see manapua listed on the menu at McDonald's. What the heck is a manapua?"

It's a Chinese Steamed Bun, most commonly made with a BBQ pork filling. It's an island favorite, dating back to the days when Chinese workers were brought in to work the plantations. You'll find them for sale all over the place... in convenience stores, gas stations, 7-11s. It's kind of the island equivalent of a hot dog.

They're tasty. You should try one!
Green Eggs And E. Coli: Those Sneaky Manapua
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Old 01-24-2011, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Moku Nui, Hawaii
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Oh poo, Isaakko! That's a cartoon on a blogspot. I don't usually consider that sort of source as valid data. I haven't known anyone to get sick from eating manapua nor ever gotten sick myself - (well, at least as long as you don't eat more than a dozen at once). Fear mongering about one of our favorite foods is under the heading of "trying to cause pilikia" in my book! Hmpf, well, if you aren't gonna eat that manapua, does that mean there's more for me?

There is another version of manapua called "bao" at the Chinese bakeries which is very similar except instead of being steamed they are baked. Yummm! There was a small hole-in-the-wall Chinese bakery facing the canal on the Palama side of Chinatown in Oahu that had the most excellent char sui bao. I'm not sure where one would find bao on the Big Island. There are now vegetarian versions of manapua, you can get them with sweet potato inside instead of chicken, curry chicken, teriyaki chicken/pork or char sui pork.
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Old 01-24-2011, 01:11 PM
 
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you guys are makeing me hungry stop it ..
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Old 01-24-2011, 01:30 PM
 
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you guys are makeing me hungry stop it ..
Oh, so you no wan' hear about saimin?
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Old 01-24-2011, 01:39 PM
 
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Oh poo, Isaakko! That's a cartoon on a blogspot. I don't usually consider that sort of source as valid data. I haven't known anyone to get sick from eating manapua nor ever gotten sick myself - (well, at least as long as you don't eat more than a dozen at once). Fear mongering about one of our favorite foods is under the heading of "trying to cause pilikia" in my book! Hmpf, well, if you aren't gonna eat that manapua, does that mean there's more for me?

There is another version of manapua called "bao" at the Chinese bakeries which is very similar except instead of being steamed they are baked. Yummm! There was a small hole-in-the-wall Chinese bakery facing the canal on the Palama side of Chinatown in Oahu that had the most excellent char sui bao. I'm not sure where one would find bao on the Big Island. There are now vegetarian versions of manapua, you can get them with sweet potato inside instead of chicken, curry chicken, teriyaki chicken/pork or char sui pork.

I LOVE manapua, but every time the guy from Aloha Freight brings in a box or two from Chun Wah Kam, I end up with an upset stomach. I will cop to eating 2 or 3 of those though
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