# Hawai`i
## English
### Etymology

From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, with a backtick as a stand-in for the ʻokina.

### Proper noun

Hawai`i
* Alternative spelling of Hawaii
** 2004, C.E. Gregg et al., “The perception of volcanic risk in Kona communities from Mauna Loa and Hualālai volcanoes, Hawai`i”, in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research‎, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-20, page 180, column 1:Hawai`i’s coastal communities are subject to a wide range of frequent and infrequent natural hazards (Fletcher et al., 2002) floods, tsunami, storms, extreme weather, seismicity and volcanic eruptions (Hamnett et al., 1993, 1996).
** 2006 November 7, “The Constitution of the State of Hawaii”, in League of Women Voters of Hawaii‎, archived from the original on 2012-06-28, 1.13 Trial by jury, civil cases‎:Sanctions awarded pursuant to rule 26 of Hawai`i arbitration rules did not violate due process or this section. 76 H. 494, 880 P.2d 169.
** 2010, Mark Chynoweth et al., “Feral Goats in the Hawaiian Islands: Understanding the Behavioral Ecology of Nonnative Ungulates with GPS and Remote Sensing Technology”, in Proceedings of the 24th Vertebrate Pest Conference‎, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-05-01, page 41‎:Hawai`i is particularly susceptible to biological invasions, as the islands have evolved in extreme geographic isolation.
** 2012 January 19, Kealii Makekau, “Jan. 17, 1893 Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 2022-07-18, Comments‎:After the coup d’état on January 17, 1893, Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawai`i (also known as the Hawaiian Kingdom, Government of the Hawaiian Islands) made a formal protest to the superior forces of the United States of America and no other.
** 2019 March 19, Alexandra Kahn, “Osta Lange”, in Free Surf Magazine‎, archived from the original on 2020-10-21, Surf Art‎:Influenced by the colors and cultures of her childhood, Osta Lange is a talented painter located on the Big Island of Hawai`i.
** (Can we date this quote?), “Hawaii Forecast Office Mission Statement”, in National Weather Service‎, archived from the original on 2019-08-07‎:The Weather Service Forecast Office (WFO) in Honolulu, Hawai`i has forecast programs for public, aviation, and marine interests. Forecast operations began on January 27, 1946 at the Honolulu International Airport. Operations moved to the Manoa Campus of the University of Hawai`i on June 16, 1995. Public forecasts are for the state of Hawai`i (6,423 square miles).
** 2019 August 21, “Native Hawaiian Heritage & Culture”, in National Park Service‎, archived from the original on 2021-07-24‎:Superb voyagers, Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands migrated to Hawai`i more than 1,600 years ago. Polynesians were well established on the islands when, about 800 years ago, Polynesians from the Society Islands arrived in Hawai`i. Claiming descent from the greatest gods, they became the new rulers of Hawai`i.
** 2020 Spring, Christine Rosenfeld, “Review of Possessing Polynesians: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai`i and Oceania by Maile Arvin (Duke University Press)”, in Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies Association‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 134:Chapter 3 takes up the familiar hula girl icon and pairs it alongside interview data of members of the public in Hawai`i from social scientists in the 1930s, an unlikely duo at first glance.
** 2023 May 14, Voices of Truth, A Part Of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, “The Value Of Our Elders - A Visit With Lena Suzuki”, in YouTube‎, archived from the original on 19 May 2023, Surf Art‎:For a taste of the real Hawai`i, join us in our visit with Lena as she shows us why kupuna are one of Hawai`iʻs most valued treasures.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hawai`i.

### References

* “Hawai`i”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.