Starts at 60 Daily Joke: Two men were arguing about how to say Hawaii

"Excuse me, you seem to be from here so you can settle this debate for my friend and I." Source: Getty.

Two men were arguing about whether the state of Hawaii was pronounced “Havaii” or “Hawaii”. The debate carried on for an hour until they finally decided to ask a local.

They stopped a woman passing by and asked, “Excuse me, you seem to be from here so you can settle this debate for me and my friend. Is Hawaii pronounced “Havaii” or “Hawaii?”

The woman replied, “Havaii.”

One of the men cheered in victory while the other sighed. As the woman began to leave, the men said thank you for settling their debate.

The woman smiled and said, “You’re velcome!”

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