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Whats another name for hawaiian islands?

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The first western name for the Hawaiian Island was Sandwich Islands - this was the name given by James Cook when he visited the Islands in 1778 (the name doesn't have anything to do with the characteristics of the islands, it was a name in honour of a person).
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