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I know this article has a stub tag, but what can we really add to it without going completely overboard on information. Most of the information on the island can be viewed by a simple Wiki link. Any suggestions/ideas?   Hooper   talk    contribs    email   10:11, 20 March 2007 (PDT)

Rename

The first line states "Oahu, known properly as O'ahu". So why isn't the article called O'ahu? --Gluphokquen Gunih ▲ 12:43, 1 June 2008 (PDT)

  • One is a standard American spelling, the other is a Hawaiian language transcription standard. This is the same for Hawaii which is also Hawaiʻi. Both are proper. Mainstream national English language press around the world will use "Oahu". It is similar to how standard press spells the Japanese capital Tokyo instead of the proper transcription Tōkyō, or the country "Spain" instead of "España". Similarly, WP uses Hawaiian word spellings without the ʻ symbol. For these reasons, that LP is using standard (American) English, IMO LP should not use the ʻ. -- C¯ _Santa_ ¯T 12:44, 20 June 2008 (PDT)
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