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HONOLULU — In the Hawaiian language, “pau” means completed or finished, “uku” means payment and “ula” is a spiny lobster. But insert a small accent mark to form pa’u, ‘uku or ...

The accents in the U.S. range from the Northeast to the South and all the way to Hawaii. But which accent is the friendliest? See what people think.

Back to the list: Hawaii ranked number seven for ‘Sexiest Accents.’ Hawaii was placed in the top 10 based on a survey of 1.5 million people.

The Americans who sound the most soothing are Hawaiians, who come top with 20 percent of the vote. New Yorkers, meanwhile, sound the most confident (24 percent), followed by Texans (21 percent).

The accents in the U.S. range from the Northeast to the South and all the way to Hawaii. But which accent is the friendliest? See what people think.

The Hawaiian accent came in second, at around 34%. The Texan accent tied for third place with the Midwestern accent, with around 31% of respondents finding those accents friendly.

Enter Tua Tagovailoa. “The thing that really motivated me the most was when we came in during halftime and this was the first time I heard Tua’s Hawaiian accent,” Tyreek Hill said after ...