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It's kinda damn cool no matter what! 😎

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[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Gotta love how the mapmaker didn’t even try with Hawaii.

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Oh as in the word “Hawaiian”? lol, I figured they just meant the language and gave up. Most town names I’m familiar with in Hawaii have Hawaiian-language names. Oahu, Kona, Hilo, Waikiki, Lahaina, Makawao, Hana…

Anyway, good sleuthing!

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 5 points 1 day ago

Hono, lulu, lola, kona, kaila, kili - fuck it, we ball, just send it out as-is!:-P