Hawaii’s largest island is restoring its original name, and understanding why helps you travel with clarity, respect, and ...
What do changes in place names mean-not in the everyday pronunciation, but in how they are recorded on maps, in laws, on signs? After deliberation of more than a year in length, members of the Hawaiʻi ...
The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted to change the official name of the “Island of Hawaii” to simply “Hawaii,” bringing ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The name of “Island of Hawaii” might soon be history – at least on paper. A new proposal before the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names would officially change the island’s name to ...
After English Captain Cook was killed by Hawaiians at Kealakekua, Hawaii, on Feb. 14, 1779, Captain Clerke took command of Cook’s ships Resolution and Discovery and prepared to resume Cook’s third ...
HONOLULU (KHON) – It’s going to take millions of years to occur, but the Hawaiian islands as we know them are gradually moving toward their eventual demise. The Pacific Plate, which contains the ...