NOTE. 



As a guide to the pronunciation of Hawaiian words the fol- 

 lowing simple rules will suffice. 



1 — Every syllable ends with a vowel. 



2 — The vowels have the same sound as in Italian. 



3 — Every vowel should be separately pronounced. 



4 — The accent should be placed on the last syllable but one 

 of a word. 



There are exceptions to all but the first of these rules, but 

 they are very few in number and no rule for them can be de- 

 fined. 



