Struggling to enter Hawaiian ʻokina and kahakō on your Windows PC? The standard US-English keyboard fights you every step and way. Find out here how to add a Hawaiian keyboard layout to Windows ⤓, regardless of your hardware.
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How to Add the Hawaiian Keyboard Layout to Windows
Time needed: 5 minutes
To add the Hawaiian keyboard layout to Windows for comfortable typing:
- Select Settings in the Windows Start menu.
Windows keyboard shortcut: Press Windows I to open Settings.
- Select the Time & language category.
- Now pick Language & region.
- Under Language, click the three dots menu for the desired input language.
- Select Language options from the menu that has appeared.
- Click Add a keyboard unter Keyboards.
- Now choose Hawaiian from the menu.
Their word: Microsoft have the Hawaiian keyboard on display in Windows help.
Hawaiian characters Word:
How to Type the Okina Symbol ( ʻ ) in Word
How to Insert the Kahakō (◌̄) in Word
Add Hawaiian to Windows 10
To add the Hawaiian key layout to Windows 10:
- Select Settings from the Startt menu.
- Go to Time & Language.
- Open Language.
- Under Preferred Languages, click the language for which you want to use the Hawaiian keyboard.
- Click Options.
- Now click Add a keyboard.
- Find and choose Hawaiian.
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How to Add the Hawaiian Keyboard Layout to Windows: FAQ
How do I switch to the Hawaiian layout for typing?
To quickly enable Hawaiian input on Windows:
- Press Windows Space.
- Holding the Windows key, press Space until Hawaiian is highlighted as the layout in the Windows language picker (near the bottom right corner of the screen).
Taskbar: You can also use the Windows taskbar to switch to the Hawaiian keyboard layout.
(Tested with Windows 11 Version 22H2–25H2; first published April 2023, last updated May 2026)