But on official maps, it’s actually officially known as the “Island of Hawaii.” Now the Board on Geographic Names is trying to cut through the confusion — at least in the official record.

What’s in a name? That question remains a powerful one, more than four centuries after William Shakespeare posed it.

The Hawaiʻi Board of Geographic Names posted their agenda in March that said they would meet on Tuesday to discuss “revisiting the name of the Island of ... they make a map, when they write ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The name of “Island of Hawaii” might soon be history ... to official state and federal documents, such as maps, signage and legal records. Locals and visitors could ...

HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii (Island ... Waimea resident. If the name is changed, this would impact all state and federal documents and official maps. Similar to the change of the Gulf of Mexico to ...

“To be clear, the purview of the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names is to designate the official names that state agencies are going to use, should be using on maps and documents,” he continued.

HONOLULU (KHON) – It’s going to take millions of years to occur, but the Hawaiian islands as we know them are gradually moving toward their eventual demise. The Pacific Plate, which contains ...