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"Appendix H: Sovereigns of the Hawaiian Islands". A Brief History of the Hawaiian People. New York: American Book Company. p. 331. OCLC 187412143. Cartwright, Bruce (1930). "Note on Hawaiian Genealogies". Thirty-eighth annual report of the Hawaiian Historical Society for the year 1929. Hawaiian Historical Society. pp. 45–47. hdl:10524/33.
A Hawaiian name is a name in the Hawaiian language. Such names are popular not only in Hawaiian families, but also among other residents of Hawaii , and even in the United States mainland among both non-native and native Hawaiians .
It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [3] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
Ko Olina Resort is a 642-acre (2.60 km 2) master-planned vacation and residential community on the leeward coast of Oahu, 17 miles (27 km) west of Honolulu. [3] Ko Olina has 2 miles (3.2 km) of coastal frontage and includes three natural and four man-made lagoons with white-sand beaches.
Hawaiian culture was introduced into Hawaiʻi's public schools, teaching Hawaiian art, lifestyle, geography, hula, and Hawaiian language. Intermediate and high schools were mandated to teach Hawaiian history to all their students. Many aspects of Hawaiian culture were commercialized to appeal to visitors from around the world. [21]
The 420 acre (1.7 km 2) site was originally established in 1955 as City of Refuge National Historical Park and was renamed on November 10, 1978. In 2000 the name was changed by the Hawaiian National Park Language Correction Act of 2000 observing the Hawaiian spelling. [5]
The name is rising in popularity in the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 2013 and among the top 300 names since 2020. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Modern Anglicized, phonetic spelling variants such as Kaylani and Kehlani are also well-used in the United States.
Born in Hawaii, Jane regularly moved around a lot due to her father being in the military. It's currently unknown if her parents are still alive or dead and if she is an only child or if she has any siblings. When Jane was twelve years old, her father was stationed in Tama Hills, Japan and while there, young Jane took riding lessons.