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Social sciences → Etymology → American slang
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  • kedar
    A couple of theories exist on the origin of the name 'Hawaii'. One theory holds that the name comes from the combination of the words 'Hawa' and 'ii' and means a small island or homeland. The other theory is that the name comes from the traditional discoverer of the islands, 'Hawaii Loa', a famed Polynesian navigator.
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