geeves

OK, I know that this is a Stupid question (with a capital "S"), but I'm the type of guy who does all researching and planning for travel online, and I don't really talk to anybody about where I'm going.

As a result, I have no idea how to pronounce Kauai.

Can somebody help me?

therearenostupid?'s

I say Ka-why, Hawaiians pronounce it Kah-wa-ee!

askJeeves

KA-vie-EEE

and you're Velcome

hooked

There is no "V" sound in Kauai! It's pronounced like "cow eye" for mainlanders and "Cow-ah-ee" for locals.

Suzie

It's hard to write the way the locals pronounce it but it's kind of like

Kuwhyee

Short u with emphesis on the "why" sound and spoken quickly rather than languishing at each sylable.

xxx

Po-tato, po-tahto, to-matoe, to-mahto - let's call the whole thing off!

Mork

NO ONE, and I do mean absolutely no one, ever pronounces it "cow eye", whoever said that above.
Say "cow eye" only if you're wearing a hat that says "dork" on the front.

Toni

Take my word for it....ka-whyee

Ruby

yes, it is ka-whyee

trust me

kal

Alooohaaa...uno mas, amigos y amigas de Fodors!

I pronounce it "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"!

Have a very Happy New Year celebration. You all know I will!

Mahalo,
Kal

Lori

So it rhymes with Hawaii? Or are the accents on different syllables?

Ruby

exactly Lori... it rhymes with Hawaii...what a simple answer

Sam

Here is a List of Common Mispronunciations that includes 'Kaua`i':
http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/wl-mispronunciations.html

http://www.kauaivisitorsbureau.org also has some language info.



http://www.kauaivisitorsbureau.org/