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“Aa” consists of the two syllables a-a (it’s a kind of lava flow that’s very rough and jagged).

“Kapoho” consists of the three syllables Ka-po-ho (a village destroyed by Kilauea’s 1960 eruption).

“Naalehu” consists of the four syllables Na-a-le-hu (not just the southernmost town on the Big Island but the southernmost town in the fifty states).

“Pahoehoe” consists of the five syllables pa-ho-e-ho-e (except that it’s usually pronounced “pa-hoi-hoi”; it’s another kind of lava flow, much smoother than aa).

“Kealakekua” consists of the six syllables Ke-a-la-ke-ku-a (the bay on the Big Island where Captain Cook was slain).

“Liliuokalani” consists of the seven syllables Li-li-u-o-ka-la-ni (Hawaii’s last monarch and writer of the beloved song “Aloha Oe”).

Accent

In general, the accent falls on the next-to-last syllable for words with three or more syllables and on the first syllable for words of two syllables. For words of more than three syllables, you put a little stress on every other syllable preceding the accented one. Don’t worry about this; it seems to come naturally.