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Hawaiian Language

There are five vowels - A,E,I,O,U There are seven consonants - H,K,L,M,N,P,W
Aloha -Hello, Good Bye,Good Wishes
Mahalo -Thank You

Makai -toward the sea
Mauka -toward the mountain

Hawaiian Birds

Palila - endangered finch-billed honeycreeper is only found on Mauna Kea volcano
Omao - known also as the Hawaiian Thrush
I'iwi - found on Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, and are rare on Oahu and Molokai.
Nene or Hawaiian Goose is the state bird of Hawai'i
Anianiau from the Alakai Wilderness Preserve, Kauai.
Akiapolaau with it's multi-purpose (swiss army knife) bill is just one of the bird species studied in the Hakalau wet forest
I'o - Hawaiian Hawk and I live on the Big Island of Hawaii
Alala - the Hawaiian Crow and is very rare

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