Hawaiian Submitted Place Names

Hawaiian names are used by the indigenous people of Hawaii.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ahuimanu (Settlement) Hawaiian
A city in Hawaiʻi. From Hawaiian ʻāhui-manu meaning "cluster of birds".
Aiea (Settlement) English (American), Hawaiian
A city in Hawaiʻi. From Hawaiian ʻaiea meaning "Hawai'i holly", a type of tree native to the area.
ʻAikiopia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ethiopia.
ʻAikupika (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Egypt.
ʻĀina Hau (Country & Island) Hawaiian
Means "ice land" or "cold land" in Hawaiian, used as the Hawaiian name of Iceland.
ʻAkepaikana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Azerbaijan.
ʻĀkia (Region) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Asia.
ʻAlekelia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Algeria.
ʻAlekina (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Argentina.
ʻAmelika (Country & Region) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of America.
ʻĀmēnia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Armenia.
ʻAneʻālika (Region) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Antarctica.
ʻApekanikana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Afghanistan.
ʻApelika (Region) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Africa.
ʻAukekulelia (Country & Region) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Australia.
ʻAukekulia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Austria.
Baharaina (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bahrain.
Banagaladesa (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bangladesh.
ʻEnelani (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of England.
ʻEsetonia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Estonia.
ʻEulopa (Region) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Europe.
Hawaiʻi (Political Subdivision & Island) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hawaii.
Hilo (Settlement) Hawaiian, English
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Hawaiian hilo meaning "twist, braid, spin". This is the name of a town in the US state of Hawaii.
Hōlani (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Honolulu (Settlement) Hawaiian, English
Means "sheltered harbor", from Hawaiian hono "bay, harbor" and lulu "shelter". This is the state capital of Hawaii.
Hunakalia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hungary.
Iāpana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Japan.
Ielukalema (Settlement) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jerusalem.
Iemene (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Yemen.
ʻĪkālia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Italia (see Italy).
ʻIlaka (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Iraq.
ʻIlana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Iran.
ʻIlelani (Country & Island) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ireland.
ʻĪnia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of India.
ʻInidonesia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Indonesia.
Ioredāne (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jordan (the country).
ʻIseraʻela (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Israel.
Kahoolawe (Island) Hawaiian
"The" + "to Subtract, Erode" ... the only uninhabited island in Hawaii
Kaikikana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Kyrgyzstan.
Kailua (Settlement) Hawaiian
From Hawaiian kailua meaning "two seas", from kai meaning "sea, seawater" and ʻelua, meaning "two". The community in Hawaiʻi is named for two former fishponds located nearby.
Kamabodia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Cambodia.
Kamakeko (Settlement) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Damascus.
Kanakā (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Canada.
Kaneohe (Settlement) Hawaiian
From Hawaiian kāne ʻohe meaning "bamboo man", after the story of a local woman who compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo.
Kapalakiko (Settlement) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of San Francisco.
Kasakana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Kazakhstan.
Katala (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Qatar.
Kauaʻi (Island) Hawaiian
Meaning unknown. This is the fourth largest of the Hawaii Islands.
Kekokia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Scotland.
Kelemānia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alemannia, used as the Hawaiian name of Germany.
Kenemaka (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Denmark.
Keokia (Country & Political Subdivision) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Georgia 1 or Georgia 2, referring to both the country and US state.
Kīlauea (Mountain) Hawaiian
Combination of Hawaiian , an intensifying prefix, lau "many, much", and ea "to rise, expand". This is an active volcano in the US state Hawaii, located on the island Hawaiʻi.
Kōlea (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Korea.
Koloatia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Croatia.
Kuekene (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Sweden.
Kuete (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Kuwait.
Kuleke (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Turkey.
Kupelo (Country & Island) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Cyprus.
Lahaina (Settlement) English, Hawaiian
A city in Hawaiʻi. From the Hawaiian language, but of uncertain etymology.
Lakawia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Latvia.
Lanai (Island) Hawaiian
Lepanona (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lebanon.
Likenekaina (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Liechtenstein.
Lukemapuka (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Luxembourg.
Lūkia (Country) Hawaiian
Variant of Rūsia.
Mākaha (Settlement) Hawaiian
A city in Hawaiʻi. From Hawaiian mākaha meaning "fierce".
Maladiwa (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Maldives.
Malaisia (Country) Greek, Hawaiian
Greek and Hawaiian form of Malaysia.
Maui (Island) Hawaiian, English
Likely from the name of the Hawaiian trickster god Māui. This is the name of an island in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Mauna Loa (Mountain) Hawaiian
Means "long mountain" in Hawaiian. This is the name of the world's largest active volcano and the second tallest mountain in Hawaii. It makes up over half of the Big Island.
Mekiko (Country & Settlement) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mexico.
Monokolia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mongolia.
Naigeria (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Nigeria
Nekelana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Netherlands.
Nepala (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Nepal.
Nolewai (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Norway.
Nūkilani (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of New Zealand.
Oʻahu (Island) Hawaiian
Meaning unknown. Legend says that a Polynesian navigator who discovered the Hawaiian islands named it after his daughter. This is the third largest and most populated island in Hawaii... [more]
ʻOmana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Oman.
Pakitana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Pakistan.
Palani (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of France.
Pelekiuma (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Belgium.
Pelelina (Settlement) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Berlin.
Pinilana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Finland.
Pōlani (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Poland.
Pulukalia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bulgaria.
Puruma (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Burma.
Romānia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Romania.
Rūsia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Russia.
Saudi ʻAlapia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Saudi Arabia.
Sepania (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hispania (see Spain).
Sililanaka (Country & Island) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Sri Lanka.
Sinapoa (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Singapore.
Solowakia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Slovakia.
Solowenia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Slovenia.
Suria (Country) Bashkir, Hawaiian
Bashkir and Hawaiian form of Syria.
Tailani (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Thailand.
ʻUkelena (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ukraine.
Waipahu (Settlement) Hawaiian
From Hawaiian waipahu, "water forced up, spring", from wai, "water" and pahū, "burst, explode".
Wanuatu (Country) Hawaiian, Lao, Thai, Turkmen
Hawaiian, Lao, Thai and Turkmen form of Vanuatu.
Wenekola (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Venezuela.
Wiekanama (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Vietnam.