The Hawaiian Alphabet

Unlike the English language with it's 26 letters, the Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters. (5 vowels and 8 consonants)

5 vowels, A E I O U

In addition the vowels can be long or short. The addition of the Kahakō (called a macron in other languages) causes the vowel sound to be drawn out/longer and stressed.
Vowels with their kahakō:

Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū

8 consonants, H K L M N P W and the ʻokina. (ʻ)

The ʻokina, also called a 'glottal stop' is considered a consonant in it's own right, and causes a slight pause in the word, sounding similar to the pause in the English 'oh-oh'.

A popular example of how an ʻokina and a kahakō can change the meaning of a word is "pau":

pau = finished, ended, all done
paʻu = soot, smudge, ink powder
paʻū = moist, damp
pāʻū = skirt

(The letters of the Hawaiian alphabet were established in 1826 by a committee of missionaries who used letters to represent the sounds as they heard them. Thus the letters R, T and V were dropped and replaced by L,K and W. However T is still used in some words, such as Tūtū, and W is often pronounced V, depending on the accompanying words to 'sound best'.)

Hawaiian Natural Order
The natural order in Hawaiian, as in the Māmaka Kaiao, is this:

A, Ā (i.e. A comes before Ā which comes before E, etc.)
E, Ē
I, Ī
O,Ō
U, Ū
H, K, L, M, N, P, W
‘ (‘okina)
Non-Hawaiian letters in roman-alphabet order.

Months & Holidays in Hawaiian.

Holiday = Lānui

English	Hawaiian
January	'Iaunual
February	Pepeluali
March	Malaki
April	'Apelila
May	Mei
June	Iune
July	Iulai
August	'Aukake
September	Kepakemapa
October	'Okakopa
November	Nowemapa
December	Kekemapa

Holidays

Partly based on information found at to-hawaii.com/hawaiian-holidays.php
The actual days for this and next year can be found at: http://dhrd.hawaii.gov/state-observed-holidays/

Name	Official day	Reason
Kuhio Day.	26th day of March	Established in 1949 to celebrate the birthday of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
Kamehameha Day.	11th day of June	Established in 1871 by King Kamehameha V in honor of his great-grandfather Kamehameha the First
Statehood Day	3rd Friday of August	Celebrates Hawaii becoming the 50th state of America.
May Day/Lei Day	1st week of May	Established in 1928 to celebrate the making and wearing of the flower lei.
Boy's Day	May 5th	Of Japanese immigrant origin. Families fly one 'carp' kite for each boy in their family.
Girl's Day	March 3rd	Of Japanese immigrant origin. A celebration of all things feminine, representing peace, composure and beauty
Chinese New Year	Late January to mid-February	Of Chinese immigrant origin.
Thanksgiving	4th Thursday in November

Phrases for common events

Hau`oli Lā Hānau = Happy Birthday
Mele Kalikimaka = Happy Christmas
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou = Happy New Year
Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou = Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.