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The name Hawaii comes from the original name of the islands Hawaike. When the Americans took over they found the traditional name hard to say. Therefore it was changed to Hawaii and it was rubbed out from all history books... Only true Hawaikians know the name now.

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There is no clearly defined Etymology for the name, but it may be a term from the early Polynesian related to "homeland".

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Some claim that it means homeland, but in truth the name origin is lost to history.

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