English

Proper noun

Hawaiʻi

1. (chiefly Hawaii) Alternative spelling of Hawaii

Usage notes

The ʻokina (ʻ) — in poorer typography represented with the grave accent (`) or straight apostrophe (') — indicates a glottal stop in Hawaiian and Hawaiian English.

Derived terms

• Hawaiian

See also

• Big Island

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Maori Hawaiki, the legendary homeland of the Polynesians, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈvaj.ʔi/, [həˈʋɐjʔi]
• (rapid speech) IPA^(key): [həˈʋɛjʔi]

Proper noun

Hawaiʻi

1. Proper official spelling of the name of the Hawaiian Islands, the largest of those islands, and the U.S. state they form.
2. Hawaiian (person)