@timtfj Isn't spelling fun!? Especially how it has changed over the centuries.

Written Hawaiian is much simpler. 13 letters: 5 vowels, 8 consonants. Each is pronounced consistently. The vowels also form dipthongs that are also pronounced consistently.

Add the 'okina (glottal stop) and the kahako (macron to distinguish long vowels from short vowels), and you have ever written character.

I think these are all reasons why Hawaiian is such a beautiful language for singing!