What does mau mean in Hawaiian?
Mau means always, forever, constant, or continuing, and is placed after a word to make it lasting. Names that end in mau promise permanence: Alohamau is everlasting love, Kaleimau the enduring lei, Puamau the flower that always blooms. It is the mau in the state motto, Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono, the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
Say it MOW. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.