HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii is known as the Aloha State and officials are hoping to show their love for the Hawaiian language with a new requirement to include the ʻokina on new license plates.

If replacing a license plate ... As you mentioned, Hawaii DMV Now self-service kiosks, located in select grocery stores on Oahu and at other locations throughout the state, “will only process ...

Hawaii has seen the addition of the ʻokina and other Hawaiian diacritical marks added to street signs in recent years, they are even required in official State and County letterheads and websites.