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Honolulu means "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter."
Honolulu
Honolulu (capital of Hawaii) means "protected or sheltered bay" in Hawaiian.
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Honolulu is named after the polynesian word for "sheltered bay".
Hawaii got it's state Capitol because Honolulu means sheltered bay. When king Kamehameha won the Hawaiian islands he proclaimed it.
It means sheltered harbour
cat
It is called a Bay
bay A harbor.
A sheltered port is a harbor.