what is the history behind the former mentioned island?
It was named for , a legendary figure from Hawaiian myth who is said to have discovered the islands when they were first settled.
Hawaii
 it was named for , a legendary figure from Hawaiian myth. He is said to have discovered the islands when they were first settled.
what is hurricane ioke? It is a typhoon that had the highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of any tropical cyclone on record. where did this typhoon hit? Central Pacific what is its meteorological history? Early on August 21 the storm intensified into a hurricane, just 24 hours after first developing. did it hit some other countries? Yes, Hawaii, Alaska and Japan where did the former island's name originate from? It originated from the name of its largest island. name some floras found here. Brighamia what is the climate here like? Typical tropical climate, although temperatures and humidity tend to be less extreme because of near-constant trade winds from the east. what are some languages spoken here? English, Hawaiian, Spanish etc what do you know about the former language? UNANSWERABLE
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Hawaii [SEP] Etymology
The state of Hawaii derives its name from the name of its largest island, . A common Hawaiian explanation of the name of is that it was named for , a legendary figure from Hawaiian myth. He is said to have discovered the islands when they were first settled. The Hawaiian language word is very similar to Proto-Polynesian "Sawaiki", with the reconstructed meaning "homeland". Cognates of are found in other Polynesian languages, including Māori (), Rarotongan () and Samoan (). According to linguists Pukui and Elbert, "elsewhere in Polynesia, or a cognate is the name of the underworld or of the ancestral home, but in Hawaii, the name has no meaning".