Hi Jim, You had it right the first er second time. The name of the State is Hawai'i. The name of the Big Island is Hawai'i. The name of the county is Hawai'i. These are locations in the United States and the language is English. Hawaii is commonly used but is not the correct name for any of the above. The state maps and signs are gradually being changed. I do not call this a part of the set of so called culturally sensitive issues. The use of the word Hawaii without the glottal stop is just a mistake that is slowly being corrected.
It is too bad that some so called experts wish to continue with errors. This reminds me that when the US renamed a famous area to honor Jack Northrop the founder of the Northrop Aircraft Corporation and father of the flying wing aircraft design. They got it wrong and named it Northrup Field. And kept it wrong on the maps. Aloha, John KH7T
