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List of city nicknames in Hawaii

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This partial list of city nicknames in Hawaii compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Hawaii are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]

Nicknames

Hilo
America’s Wettest City[3]
Orchid Capital[3]
Honolulu
The Big Pineapple[4]


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, December 1993.
  2. ^ a b Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :), MU.DOT magazine, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Big Island of Hawaii Travel Guide". To‑Hawaii.com Travel Guide. Honolulu: Eleakai Publishing. Archived from the original on 2016-01-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Linde, Nancy (2012). "Solutions". 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young. New York: Workman Publishing Company. pp. 290, 391. ISBN 978-0-7611-6825-6. LCCN 2012-21099. OCLC 794032599. OL 16672390W. The Big Pineapple (Honolulu).


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