FYI: Hawai'ian input on a Mac

[McGinnis, Scott]

    There's a very short piece in the Monday, September 02, 2002 San
Jose Mercury News entitled, "Hawaiian language advocates applaud new
Mac operating system". Highlights and URL:

    HONOLULU (AP) - Apple Computer's latest operating system doesn't
say "aloha" on startup, but it still speaks Hawaiian.
    Hawaiian language educators and preservationists are applauding the
Apple OS 10.2 software because of a feature that allows users to type
two
characters essential to the Hawaiian written language as it is now
taught.
...
    The new version from the California-based company adds an option to
the
computer's "internal keyboard" that allows users to type in the kahako
and
the okina.
    The kahako is the little dash appearing over vowels, a diacritical
mark
signifying a stressed vowel sound. The okina, or glottal stop, signals a
halting of breath between vowel sounds. ...

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