Board on Geographic Names

Ko e Hawaii Board on Geographic Names ʻoku ne faleʻi ki he ngaahi hingoa mo e sipelinga fakalao ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakafonua, ngaahi feituʻu, mo e ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻi he fonua kotoa, ʻo ngāue ke tauhi ʻa e ngaahi hingoa feituʻu lea faka-Hawaii totonu pea fakapapauʻi ʻoku tatau ʻi he ngaahi mape mo e ngaahi lekooti fakalao. ʻOku ne vakai ki he ngaahi fokotuu ke fakahingoa pe toe fakahingoa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa pea feʻatungiʻi mo e U.S. Board on Geographic Names ki hono ʻilo fakalao ʻe he puleʻanga federal. ʻOku ʻi ai ha konga mahuʻinga ʻa e kautaha ʻi hono tauhi ʻo e māʻoniʻoni ʻo e fonua fakafonua ʻo Hawaii.

Ko e ngaahi hingoa feituʻu ʻi Hawaii ʻoku nau maʻu ha ʻuhinga fakafonua mo fakahisitōlia loloto ki he kakai Native Hawaiian mo e kakai nofo kotoa. Ko e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e kautaha ki hono fakafoʻou pe maluʻi ʻo e ngaahi hingoa feituʻu faka-Hawaii ʻoku uesia ai ʻa e ngaahi mape, ngaahi fakaʻilonga hala, mo e ngaahi lekooti fakalao ʻoku ne fakaʻilonga ʻa e anga hono mahino mo fakaʻapaʻapa ʻo e fonua ʻo Hawaii.