Hawaii Kai
Earlier today we drove past a neighborhood called “Hawaii Kai.” It had a big sign, and we wanted to stop to take Kai’s picture next to it, but it was on the side of a busy road and there was nowhere to stop. “Kai” is a very common word (and word part) in Hawaiian - it means “ocean.” Our Kai gets his name from the Japanese word for “open,” so the two are unrelated. But that technicality didn’t stop Kai from enjoying trying to spot his name among the many street and shop signs (he’s not reading yet, but he can recognize his name).
