stackyFACTSGood luck trying to punch "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" into your rental car's GPS without pulling your hair out. The traditional Hawaiian alphabet consists of five vowels and just eight consonants, meaning street signs look aggressively repetitive to confused tourists.
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