The Origin of the word ‘Hawaii’.
The word ‘Hawaii’ comes from
the Proto-Polynesian “hawaiki”, which means “Place of the Gods” or “Homeland. Fun fact about Kauai. No building on Kauai can be taller than a palm tree by law.
That’s not the only weird thing about Kauai, there are no cities, no free-ways, chain restaurants, skyscrapers or towers and very few mainstream stores.
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