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How Was Hawaii Named?

Jake wrote:
How was Hawaii named?
Was the island already named before it became a state in the United States of America?
To answer the second question:
Hawaii was named Hawaii several hundred years before it was made into a state.
According to Hawaiian legend, Hawaii Loa was a Polynesian chief who sailed more than 2,400 miles across open [...]