2006-10-03 11:14:17 · 4 answers · asked by rubikarly 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The State of Hawaii takes its name from the *island* of Hawaii, the largest of the islands in the chain. The others are Oahu, Maui, Kauaii, Molokai and Lanai. The myth-related explanation offered by another poster is probably how the *island* came to be called Hawaii.
There are also 2 more called Niihau and Kahoolawe. Niihau is privately owned, and not open to tourism. Kahoolawe is very small and is primarily now a wildlife preserve.
2006-10-03 11:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by BeadyEll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
?? I never heard any of the above explanations for how Hawaii got its name, so I thought I'd double-check just to make sure that I wasn't imagining things.
One theory has it that the name comes from a combination of the words "Hawa" and "ii" and means a small or new homeland; "Hawa" meaning a traditional homeland and "ii" meaning small and raging. The other theory is that the name comes from the traditional discoverer of the islands, a fisherman named Hawaii Loa.
2006-10-03 22:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by LB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the white man got there he said<"how are ya" and they misconscrewed it into Hawaii
2006-10-03 18:16:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its named after Bibi Hawa which is the Arabic equivalent of Eve.
2006-10-03 18:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by Rustic 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋