Hawai’i Kākau is an alternative way to write Hawaiian with the Japanese katakana devised by Joseph Ha. He thought that this script might be a more efficient way to write Hawaiian with its simple phonotactics.
Download an alphabet chart for the Hawai’i Kākau (Excel)
ハーナウ クーッォコッア ッイア ナー カーナカ アパウ ロア, ア ウア カウ リケ カ ハノハノ ア メ ナー ポノ キーウィラ マ ルナ ォ カーコウ パーカヒ． ウア クッウ マイ カ ノッォノッォ ポノ ア メ カ ッイケ ポノ マ ルナ ォ カーコウ、ノ ライラ、エ アロハ カーコウ ケカヒ イ ケカヒ．
Hānau kū'oko'a 'ia nā kānaka apau loa, a ua kau like ka hanohano a me nā pono kīvila ma luna o kākou pākahi. Ua ku'u mai ka no'ono'o pono a me ka 'ike pono ma luna o kākou, no laila, e aloha kākou kekahi i kekahi.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Source: http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/kumanesir/inpaku/inpaku1/ekzemplo-j.html
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