If you’ve ever planned a trip to Hawaii, you’ve likely heard the term Big Island used to describe the state’s largest landmass. It sounds casual and harmless, but it also hides something important.

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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 ...