User talk:Valhalla007

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Official state name of Hawaiʻi?
Is the official state name Hawaii? I think you should check https://portal.ehawaii.gov/government/ & indicate how many times you see an ʻokina in the name. I am not reverting any edits, but I do think that a claim can be made either to Hawaii or Hawaii. I believe the state does have both English & Hawaiian as official languages. Peaceray (talk) 19:15, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * While Hawaii is a proper spelling, it isn't yet the official spelling. The state seal, state constitution, and federal government still use the traditional spelling. With this in mind I believe the page should use Hawaii, especially as the Hawaiian spelling follows immediately after. Valhalla007 (talk) 05:00, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I think you are technically correct regarding the official seal & constitution. But keep in mind that those were created in the era of typewriters & before common usage of computer fonts that could handle the ʻokina. While I think that Hawaii is the proper name for the article in en.wikipedia, I would be very careful in stating that Hawaii is an official name & not Hawaii. In fact, Hawaii does represent the traditional name in Hawaiian, & I have yet to find verification about what the "official" name is. It could well be that both Hawaii & Hawaii are consider official, especially since the state & the County of Hawaii use it all over their web sites.


 * I suspect that you have never lived in Hawaii & are unaware of some of the nuances around things like this.


 * Peaceray (talk) 07:06, 29 August 2017 (UTC)


 * OK, at the federal level the offical name is Hawaii. May be different at the state level ...
 * http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/bgn/HBGN_Meeting_20160914_EmailfromJennyRunyon(20160824).pdf
 * Peaceray (talk) 07:18, 29 August 2017 (UTC)