hawai'i

Questions about hawai'i

What does hawai'i mean?

hawai'i means "a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands".

How many syllables are in hawai'i?

hawai'i has 3 syllables: ha-wa-i'i. The stress falls on "ha".

What is another word for hawai'i?

Close synonyms include Hawaii, Aloha State, HI, Haw.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hawai'i a common word?

hawai'i is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.