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Originally Posted by MMM
The problem with that is that the emphasis in Hawaii is on the "wa" and it is a 3 syllable word in English.
Depending on who you are talking to, there is no stress in the 4-syllable Kawaii or it's on the last two syllables "ii". If you take "Hawaii" and replace the H with a K you will more than likely sound like you are saying "kowai" which, as mentioned before, means quite the opposite of "kawaii".
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I was actually just referring to "ha" and "ka", for the most part.