A couple was vacationing in Honolulu for the first time. The husband turned to his wife and said, "Isn't Hawaii beautiful, dear?"
"Yes, it is," she replied, "but it's pronounced 'ha-VA-ii,' not 'ha-WA-ii.'"
"No," he countered, "it's 'ha-WA-ii.'"
Unable to come to an agreement, they decided to ask one of the locals.
They approached a man who didn't look at all like a tourist and the wife said, "Excuse us, sir -- are you from around here?"
"Yes," he replied.
The wife continued, "I wonder if you can settle something between my husband and me. I say that the name of your state is pronounced 'ha-VA-ii' and he insists it's pronounced 'ha-WA-ii.' Which is it?"
"It's 'ha-VA-ii,'" the man replied.
"I guess that settles it, then," the wife said smugly to her husband. Then, turning to the local man, she said, "Thank you!"
He replied, "You're velcome."
"Yes, it is," she replied, "but it's pronounced 'ha-VA-ii,' not 'ha-WA-ii.'"
"No," he countered, "it's 'ha-WA-ii.'"
Unable to come to an agreement, they decided to ask one of the locals.
They approached a man who didn't look at all like a tourist and the wife said, "Excuse us, sir -- are you from around here?"
"Yes," he replied.
The wife continued, "I wonder if you can settle something between my husband and me. I say that the name of your state is pronounced 'ha-VA-ii' and he insists it's pronounced 'ha-WA-ii.' Which is it?"
"It's 'ha-VA-ii,'" the man replied.
"I guess that settles it, then," the wife said smugly to her husband. Then, turning to the local man, she said, "Thank you!"
He replied, "You're velcome."