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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the island of Hawaii, Punaluu is famous for its black sand beach. (Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images) The state of Hawaii ...

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 ...

Christine Hitt In December, the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names approved a name change for the Island of Hawaii, commonly know as the Big Island. It will be changed to simply Hawaii going forward.

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 ...

What’s in a name? That question remains a powerful one, more than four centuries after William Shakespeare posed it. “That’s what is planned. If there are extended discussions, decision making could ...