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marking from ordinary words in
sentences. Personal names often
incorporate ancestral place names and
contain references to family h i s t o r y.
Without a knowledge of Hawaiian
language, remaining within the
t r a d i t i o n a l concept of word power,
poetic Hawaiian names cannot be
understood or properly pronounced,
thus diminishing the power of the
names and the person. Compared to
Hawaiian culture, American culture
puts snail emphasis on names. In
fact, many Americans treat their own
names with l i t t l e respect,
abbreviating them u n t i l they seem to
lack dignity (for example.
Dehorah-Debby-Deb, Randolph-Randy-
Ran). In a Western sense, reaction to
Hawaiian names has been to develop a
folk myth that Hawaiian names are
poetic, while the beauty of
"large-storage-gourd," "the-name-oft
h e - f a t h e r ' s people," "the-casket-oft
h e - a l i ' i " is not appreciated because
of a lack of understanding of the
poetic images, history, and t r a d i t i o ns
specific to the Hawaiian people.
The result of the difference
between Western and Hawaiian treatment
of names has been generally one-sided,
that is, negative toward the
Hawaiian. Unless one considers
negative, the Hawaiian tendency to
c a l l Deborah, Deborah rather than Deb,
which is the name she is usually
called by her family in Oregon.
Hawaiian names, on the other hand, are
abused in their spoken form by English
speakers, even in the face of Hawaiian
p r o t e s t , as has been the case with
media usage of "Kal" for Kalaniana'ole
and "Molahkay" for Moloka ' i . It has
been shown, in fact, that with minimum
effort English speakers can pronounce
Hawaiian words, since close
approximations of all the sounds of
Hawaiian are found in English,
including the 'okina or g l o t t a l stop.
Abusive pronunciation of Hawaiian
names is humiliating from any
viewpoint, but. from a cultural
viewpoint, it weakens the name c a r r i er
due to the neqative influence on the
power of the word.
I r o n i c a l l y , some younger Hawaiians
d e l i b e r a t e l y mispronounce or allow
mispronunciation of their own
personal, family, and place names in
order to avoid embarrassing English
speakers. From a t r a d i t i o n al
viewpoint, this a t t i t u d e is most
d e s t r u c t i v e . Western ignorance of
Hawaiian culture is another problem,
since English speakers cannot
understand the culture without the
language and yet inquire into the
"meaninq" of a name. The best
approach in such a s i t u a t i o n is simply
to say that the name is a special
family one, and leave it at that,
rather than try to make "largestorage
-gourd" sound poetic to
non-speakers of Hawaiian who cannot
properly appreciate the name without
the language.
Place names also fare poorly, since
Westerners often want to change the
original name of a place to socething
with a more romantic t r a n s l a t i o n (in
the Western view), instead of
preserving the history of the nlace.
Attempts are constantly made to change
place names, which causes suffering to
those families who are rooted in the
locations of proposed name chanqes.
Such families believe in the old
t r a d i t i o n s and to eliminate the name
damages the power of the word. For
these reasons, Hawaiians p r o t e t\
changes to place names, which far too
often are for the convenience of
non-speakers of Hawaiian. Hawaiians
then bear the risk of being labeled
r a d i c a l , even though without these
names the culture as expressed in
Henry West's tribute associated with
'Uplloa and Pana'ewa cannot l i v e.
Our last simple i l l u s t r a t i o n (trom
the record Na Leo Hawai'i Kahiko 13/)
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 names and the person. Compared to
 Hawaiian culture, American culture
-puts snail emphasis on names. In
+puts small emphasis on names. In
 fact, many Americans treat their own
 names with little respect,
 abbreviating them until they seem to
 lack dignity (for example.
-Dehorah-Debby-Deb, Randolph-Randy-
+Deborah-Debby-Deb, Randolph-Randy-
 Ran). In a Western sense, reaction to
 Hawaiian names has been to develop a
 folk myth that Hawaiian names are
 poetic, while the beauty of
-"large-storage-gourd," "the-name-oft
+"large-storage-gourd," "the-name-of-the-father's people," "the-casket-of-the-<u>ali'i</u>" is not appreciated because
 of a lack of understanding of the
-poetic images, history, and t r a d i t i o ns
+poetic images, history, and traditions
 specific to the Hawaiian people.
 The result of the difference
 between Western and Hawaiian treatment
@@ Line 33: / Line 32: @@
 Hawaiian. Unless one considers
 negative, the Hawaiian tendency to
-c a l l Deborah, Deborah rather than Deb,
+call Deborah, Deborah rather than <u>Deb</u>,
 which is the name she is usually
 called by her family in Oregon.
@@ Line 39: / Line 38: @@
 abused in their spoken form by English
 speakers, even in the face of Hawaiian
-p r o t e s t , as has been the case with
+protest, as has been the case with
-media usage of "Kal" for Kalaniana'ole
+media usage of "Kal" for <u>Kalaniana'ole</u>
-and "Molahkay" for Moloka ' i . It has
+and "Molahkay" for <u>Moloka'i</u>. It has
 been shown, in fact, that with minimum
 effort English speakers can pronounce
@@ Line 47: / Line 46: @@
 approximations of all the sounds of
 Hawaiian are found in English,
-including the 'okina or g l o t t a l stop.
+including the <u>'okina</u> or glottal stop.
 Abusive pronunciation of Hawaiian
 names is humiliating from any
-viewpoint, but. from a cultural
+viewpoint, but from a cultural
-viewpoint, it weakens the name c a r r i er
+viewpoint, it weakens the name carrier
 due to the neqative influence on the
 power of the word.
-I r o n i c a l l y , some younger Hawaiians
-d e l i b e r a t e l y mispronounce or allow
+Ironically, some younger Hawaiians
 mispronunciation of their own
 personal, family, and place names in
 order to avoid embarrassing English
-speakers. From a t r a d i t i o n al
+speakers. From a traditional
-viewpoint, this a t t i t u d e is most
+viewpoint, this attitude is most
-d e s t r u c t i v e . Western ignorance of
+destructive. Western ignorance of
 Hawaiian culture is another problem,
 since English speakers cannot
 understand the culture without the
 language and yet inquire into the
-"meaninq" of a name. The best
+"meaning" of a name. The best
-approach in such a s i t u a t i o n is simply
+approach in such a situation is simply
 to say that the name is a special
 family one, and leave it at that,
-rather than try to make "largestorage
+rather than try to make "large-storage-gourd" sound poetic to
 non-speakers of Hawaiian who cannot
 properly appreciate the name without
 the language.
 Place names also fare poorly, since
 Westerners often want to change the
 original name of a place to socething
-with a more romantic t r a n s l a t i o n (in
+with a more romantic translation (in
 the Western view), instead of
-preserving the history of the nlace.
+preserving the history of the place.
 Attempts are constantly made to change
 place names, which causes suffering to
 those families who are rooted in the
-locations of proposed name chanqes.
+locations of proposed name changes.
 Such families believe in the old
-t r a d i t i o n s and to eliminate the name
+traditions and to eliminate the name
 damages the power of the word. For
-these reasons, Hawaiians p r o t e t\
+these reasons, Hawaiians protest
 changes to place names, which far too
 often are for the convenience of
 non-speakers of Hawaiian. Hawaiians
 then bear the risk of being labeled
-r a d i c a l , even though without these
+radical, even though without these
 names the culture as expressed in
 Henry West's tribute associated with
-'Uplloa and Pana'ewa cannot l i v e.
+'Uplloa and Pana'ewa cannot live.
-Our last simple i l l u s t r a t i o n (trom
-the record Na Leo Hawai'i Kahiko 13/)
+Our last simple illustration (from
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@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 sentences. Personal names often
 incorporate ancestral place names and
-contain references to family h i s t o r y.
+contain references to family history.
 Without a knowledge of Hawaiian
 language, remaining within the
-t r a d i t i o n a l concept of word power,
+traditional concept of word power,
 poetic Hawaiian names cannot be
 understood or properly pronounced,
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 puts snail emphasis on names. In
 fact, many Americans treat their own
-names with l i t t l e respect,
+names with little respect,
-abbreviating them u n t i l they seem to
+abbreviating them until they seem to
 lack dignity (for example.
 Dehorah-Debby-Deb, Randolph-Randy-
@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 poetic, while the beauty of
 "large-storage-gourd," "the-name-oft
-h e - f a t h e r ' s people," "the-casket-oft
+he-father's people," "the-casket-oft
 h e - a l i ' i " is not appreciated because
 of a lack of understanding of the