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  • proper noun The nickname for the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, for whom the island chain and the state are named.

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  • Kailua on Oahu is a nice little town; Kailua-Kona on the Big Island is a touristy sort of place.

    Making Light: Like an ice storm, only with more volume 2010

  • He says certain swaths of the Big Island are the driest in the country.

    Trouble In Paradise: Hawaii Waits For Drought Relief 2010

  • The Big Island is a lot more remote and not as built-up as Oahu.

    CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2006 2006

  • Lots of folks we are talking to are reporting various sightings, from seeing pictures falling off the walls, television off the stands, even reports of landslides on the Big Island, which is the southernmost island there on the map, and also, the place nearest the reported epicenter of this earthquake.

    CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2006 2006

  • The largest island is Hawaii, also called the Big Island.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

  • The largest island is Hawaii, also called the Big Island.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

  • The Ala Kahakai (Trail by the Sea) trail, which rings the Big Island was the major land route connecting 600 or more communities of the island kingdom of Hawaii from 1400 to 1700.

    Fact Sheet On Protecting Hawaiis Heritage And Environment ITY National Archives 2000

  • Drive or hike to natural wonders Shaped over the course of several hundred thousand years by five volcanoes, the Big Island is the youngest and largest in the Hawaiian archipelago

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Print Reprints RSS Feeds LinkedIn Share Comments Send this story to a friend Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief Drive or hike to natural wonders Shaped over the course of several hundred thousand years by five volcanoes, the Big Island is the youngest and largest in the Hawaiian archipelago

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  • Hotel Features Local Fare, Baggage Assistance and More Drive or hike to natural wonders Shaped over the course of several hundred thousand years by five volcanoes, the Big Island is the youngest and largest in the Hawaiian archipelago today will inaugurate thrice-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Maui, and four-times-weekly

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