ISLAND NAMESThere are many stories to how the Hawaiian Islands received their names. This is just ONE STORY told by Emma Defries, priestess-descendant of the Kīwala’ō bloodline and a previous curator of Hānaiakamalama (@queenemmasummerpalace).———One thing to know is that ‘Ī and ‘Ō are other names used to refer to deity Kāne. The “battle” spoken of is between Kāne and Kanaloa. ———We share this story because we found it fascinating as we have heard other name origin stories. The more we learn, the

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