The state of Hawaii is officially changing the name of the largest island in the archipelago from Island of Hawaii to simply ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hone was swirling past Hawaii's main islands on Monday, after it weakened to a tropical storm the day before, and blasted the Big Island with rain. Meanwhile, in the eastern Pacific, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A simple name change, with statewide and national impact. At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted to change the official name of the “Island of Hawaii” to ...

Hawaii has officially voted to change its name after a year of discussions, marking a significant step toward greater cultural respect. The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names (HBGN) last week approved a ...

Test your geography smarts with this quiz: Q: What are the 8 main islands of Hawaii? A: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the Big Island of Hawaii, Lanai, Molokai, Niihau (privately owned) and Kahoolawe (being ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The name of “Island of Hawaii” might soon be history – at least on paper. A new proposal before the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names would officially change the island’s name to ...

Kiko mostly bypassed the Hawaiian islands with its fiercest winds, as so many storms have before, and will instead fade off into the Pacific Ocean over the vast western end of the island chain that ...