Book one of The Hawaiian Island
Detective Club, Pineapples in Peril, along with books two and three
Have Been Contracted! Book
one will be published sometime next fall, but in the meantime, I would
like to continue to talk about my characters.
Today I’m introducing Maile’s older brother, Kainoa Onakea. Kainoa is sixteen years old and loves surfing. He’s
been Leilani’s surfing buddy since she was around eight years old. He sometimes
enjoys speaking Pidgin English with his friends. Kainoa has never been a part
of the Hawaiian Island Detective Club.
Kainoa is
pronounced: KA-ee-NO-a (I believe most people will combine the KA and ee
sounds. Pronounce his name: Kai (rhymes with bye) Noah
Meaning: The name
Gender: Both Male and Female, but primarily a boy’s name
Onakea is an
actual Hawaiian surname, so I couldn’t really find anything about the meaning,
gender, or even the pronunciation, so here’s how I would pronounce it according
to my understanding of the Hawaiian alphabet:
oh-nah-KAY-ah
Join me on Thursday to learn about the one non-Hawaiian member of The Hawaiian Island Detective Club. He's also the only non-female in the club (even though Kimo really, really wants to be part of the group!)
Mahalo for visiting!
Cheryl
Yep! I would've pronounced it Kai Noah! I know a girl named Kai! Will the pronunciations be in the book for the readers? :) Congrats on your contract'
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and commenting, Jessica. Yes, I do hope to include a pronunciation guide for at least the names. The other words are sparse throughout the book, but the names are used throughout, so it would be nice for kids and parents to know how to pronounce them. Thanks, too, for the congrats. I'm pretty excited!
ReplyDeleteYou wrote him so attractively too! I think every girl out there is going to want him and Leilani to hook up!
ReplyDeleteI hope so, Jessica!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support of my blog and my stories!! You're a gem. : )