Noah Dolim
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American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
It looks like a backwards apostrophe.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
And what does the word actually mean?
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
We actually don't know what Hawaii means.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
We have different stories of how the islands might have been named.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
But for our actual definition of Hawaii, we actually just don't have one.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
It's just such an old word in our culture.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
So prior to the unification of the islands in 1810, Hawaii was actually not Hawaii.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
It was an archipelago of islands, each with its own name, right?
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
You have Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Hawaii Island.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
These were separate island chiefdoms or kingdoms.
American History Hit
The Annexation of Hawaiʻi
And then in the late 1700s, early 1800s, you had