2006-08-31 13:03:25 · 6 answers · asked by f g 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
honolulu means "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter" in the Hawaiian language
2006-08-31 13:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honolulu - the shortened form of the original Honolululululu - comes from an ancient Mayan word meaning 'Place of the big bums in loud shorts'
2006-09-08 06:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by Catherine L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honolulu was named by a village leader on a village...which means shelttered bay for hawaian peaple. but the word honolulu came from a filipino immigrant in hawai who made that word to call the place where he lived. so as time goes by the place was called honolulu...
2006-08-31 20:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by sophies_eagles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is ancient Hawaiian for over-priced souvenirs and watered down fruit drinks.
2006-09-05 09:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by mjkinoh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only know it is a hawaiian word
2006-09-08 16:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know
2006-09-07 13:46:02 · answer #6 · answered by artchic1984 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋