A macron is a punctuation mark ¯ placed over a vowel. It is usually used in pronunciation guides as an indication that the vowel has a long sound. In Hawaiian it is used to indicate stress.
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... religious profession on October 7, 1860. Three years later he was sent to Hawaii, where he was ordained on May 24, 1864. On May 10, 1873, at his request, he was ...