7/9/2023 0 Comments Tor johnson real estate![]() Hawaii today consists of eight major islands and 124 smaller ones, numerous atolls, and smaller islets. Various theories exist about the origin of this name – it is possibly a mixture of “Hawa” and “li” which translates as small, or new, homeland. The archipelago’s now familiar name comes from its biggest island, Hawaii. ![]() ![]() The name “Sandwich Islands” doesn’t have such an exotic ring to it, does it? But that’s how the Hawaii islands were once known thanks to James Cook, who visited them in 1778, and chose the name to honor John Montagu, 4 th Earl of Sandwich and the then First Lord of the Admiralty. ![]()
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