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The "ha" sound is like in hash, but it's a distinct syllable on it's own, without the "sh". The second syllable is more like "she". The "ha" and "shi" have the same weight, so the whole word is 2 syllables and 2 morae, unlike either of the two examples you gave (which are 3 morae each.)

It usually means "bridge" (橋) in the name Hashimoto, but can also mean "chopsticks" (箸) or "edge" (端), with a slightly different pitch (largely indistinguishable for non-speakers)

Rhymes with Kashi. ^_^

I'm outing myself as a philistine here, but how do you pronounce Kashi, if it doesn't rhyme with flashy?

I think it rhymes with 'squashy' or 'washy'.

Heh I probably should've gone with squashy or washy, but whenever I try to pick a rhyming word, I take the suffix syllable and prepend every letter in the alphabet until I come up with a word (aashi, bashi, cashi...). Kashi won... :\

"Kashi" is pronounced like "flashy."

Not using an American English accent. Kashi commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3vOZVUX454

Huh. About 10 years ago I worked with some people close to the company.