Hawaii

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From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki(“traditional homeland”). [1]


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Hawaii

from Hawaiian Hawai'i, from Proto-Polynesian *hawaiki. Said to mean "Place of the Gods" and be a reference to Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. See also sandwich. Related: Hawaiian (1825). First record of Hawaiian shirt is from 1943.