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the british explorer captain james cook who 'discovered' Hawai'i (although you can't discover something that was already discovered), tried calling it that in an effort to 'own' discovery of it. However, you can't rename a country that already has a name so Hawai'i remained Hawai'i. It is technically only referred to as the sandwich islands, not renamed that. captain cook tried naming Hawai'i the sandwich isles (islands) after his sponsor who was the earl of sandwich.
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He Hawaiian Islands were also known as the?
Sandwich islands.
What are the original names of the hawaiian islands?
When the Hawaiian islands were discovered by Captain Cook, he named them The Sandwich Islands after Earl Sandwich.
Another name for the hawaiian islands?
Sandwich Islands after the English earl of Sandwich
What are the sandwich islands called now?
The Hawaiian Islands
What was the original name of the Hawaiian island?
The Hawaiian islands were originally known as the Sandwich Islands.
How come he called it a Sandwich Island?
Captain Cook named the Hawaiian Islands in honor of the fourth Earl of Sandwich who was the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time.
What is another name for the sandwich islands?
In 1778, Captain James Cook gave the name "Sandwich islands" to what is now known as the Hawaiian islands, or Hawaii.
Which pacific island group was called the sandwich islands by captain cook?
It was the Hawaiian Islands that were named the Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the 1770s.
Were the Hawaii islands ever called the sandwich islands?
Cook named the Hawaiian Islands the Sandwich Islands in honor of one of his sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. There are many references to Cook and the Sandwich Islands at the History of Mankind site in the related link.
When did Captain James Cook name the islands the Sandwich Islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were named Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the 1770s. Other Islands similarly named by Cook were Efate Island in The Republic of Vanuatu (Sandwich Island) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
What is the present name of the Sandwich Islands discovered by Captain Cook?
The Sandwich Islands are now known by their original native name of Hawaii.
What are the Names of the Northern Hawaiian Islands?
They were once called the "Sandwich Islands" after the Earl of Sandwich.
