There are eight main islands in the Hawaiian islands chain they are as follows,
Hawai'i
Maui
Kaho'olawe
Lana'i
Moloka'i
O'ahu
Kaua'i
Ni'ihau.
Altogether, there are some 137 islands in the chain. See the link for more information.
The five largest hawaiian islands are ,
Oahu
Big Island
kauai
Maui
Molokai
the names of the hawaiian islands areniihauoahumolokailanaimauihawaiikahoolawe
When the Hawaiian islands were discovered by Captain Cook, he named them The Sandwich Islands after Earl Sandwich.
Maui and Molokai.
The eight main islands are:HawaiiMauiOahuKauaiMolokaiLanaiNiihauKahoolawe.
The state of Hawaii is an archipelago. The names of the main islands of Hawaii are: Hawai'i, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lana's, Niihau, Kahoolawe.
Hawai'iMauiKaho'olaweLana'iMoloka'iO'ahuKaua'iNi'ihau----------------------------------------------------- there are around 132 Hawaiian islands; the 8 main islands are Hawai'i, Maui, Kaho'olawe, Lāna'i, Moloka'i, O'ahu, Kaua'i, and Ni'ihau. Lō'ihi is not an island yet.
They were once called the "Sandwich Islands" after the Earl of Sandwich.
Not much is known about the true original names of the 8 major Hawaiian Islands, as the ancient people used a number of different names to describe where they were from. At one time, the islands were known by the Ali'i Nui who controlled them. We do know that Captain James Cook who was the first European to visit them, gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands. On that note, the true origin of the current names are also unknown.
There are eight main islands named:Hawaii,Maui,Oahu,Kauai,Molokai,Lanai,Niihau, andKahoolawe.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------there are a total of 132 Hawaiian islands. The 8 main islands areHawai'i, Maui, O'ahu, Kaua'i, Moloka'i, Lāna'i, Ni'ihau, and Kaho'olawe
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands Invitational was created in 2011.
Regionally the Hawaiian Islands are a part of Polynesia.