2012 Hawaii Volcanoes Cud in Hawaii

Found this 2012 Hawaii Volcanoes Quarter with a little bit of cud in the word Hawaii making it look like it has an apostrophe I. In other words it looks like this: Hawai'i. Would like some input on this. Thanks Guys

 

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never mind guys I just found out that is the way it was spelled on the coin. this is the first time I have seen this coin from all of the ones I have been searching thru. Didn't think it would be spelled like that.

 

Lol. That's how they spell it in Hawaiian Brah'
Also, the "W" is pronounced as a "V".

 

it sure surprised me. My 5th grade teacher back in my days would have gone nuts is she saw this.

 

Having lived in Hawaii (or Hawai'i) for 3 years, it took me awhile to get used to their spellings and pronunciations but once I did, it was no problem. They have some great words:
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a and Likelike are two of my favorites

 

I'd like to buy a vowel Pat.... OK, which vowel? U, Please.... Your in luck, there are 9 of them!!

 

For the record, it would not be a cud, anyway. A cud is a break on the rim that extends into the field.

Chris

 

This is a CUD.. My coin -

 

Fishy!

 

I always loved driving the Likelike Hwy.

 

Meow likes the Kalanianaole Hwy better.

 

That's a nice drive.

 

Not a cud but it's a die chip. A cud must touch the rim.

 

Not a cud. It is an okina (a glottal stop), which to Haoles not familiar with Hawaiian just looks like an apostrophe.

 

I stated it wasn't a cud but if you are correct can you please explain why the word Hawaii is on the coin 3 times but the Okina is only used once. It is not used on the reverse nor on the obverse about 8 o'clock.

 

It is only used twice. The Geo. Washington obverse does not list a state name.

Of the two, Hawaii, without the okina, is the 50th state. As such, you see that along the left edge on the reverse (the eight o'clock position), which is where all these states/territories are named for each of the America The Beautiful Quarters. As far as Hawai'i Volcanoes, the most famous active volcanoe of Mauna Loa and Kilauea as well as the less recently volcanic Mauna Kea are on the island of Hawai'i (one island, a.k.a. "the Big Island" - consists of five volcanoes) in the state of Hawaii (comprised of eight main/large islands and many small ones). Although for a long time the island of Hawai'i was spelled as Hawaii, it is more common now to spell the actual island's name correctly based on the Hawaiian language (at least in that state).

The one big problem with officially recognizing the entire state (eight islands) as Hawai'i is because the Hawaii Admission Act which gave it statehood did not use the more current (and native) spelling. There seems to be no precident for officially (or preferentially) changing the official spelling of a state's name, but more leeway in preferentially using more currently favored spellings of features such as islands.

 

Thank you, that helps.

 

Do you teach school there?

 

^^ No.

But I did live there twice and had one vacation visit there. And I know how to use Google.