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This is still an ongoing debated topic.

Polynesians have a name for a mythical land from whence they originated: Avaiki, Savai'i, Havaiki, and Hawaiki.

Based on this, the name Hawai'i, could be argued to have come about as an homage to the fabled land of origin.

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