Board on Geographic Names

O le Hawaii Board i Geographic Names fautuaina i le official naming ma spelling o geographic features, places, ma landmarks throughout le state, working i preserve correct Hawaiian-language place names ma ensure consistency i official maps ma records. E iloiloina fuafuaga i name pe rename features ma faʻamaopoopoina ma le U.S. Board i Geographic Names mo feterale recognition. O le board plays se taua role i maintaining le integrity o Hawaiian aganuʻu geography.

Place names i Hawaii carry deep aganuʻu ma historical significance mo Native Hawaiians ma uma tagata nonofo. O le board's faʻaiʻuga i restoring pe preserving Hawaiian place names affect maps, road signs, ma official records lea e shape faʻapefea Hawaii's landscape o understood ma honored.