where did the former island's name originate from?
It originated from the name of its largest island.
Hawaii
 the name of its largest island
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
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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".