into the official minor planet catalogue as (136108) 2003 EL₆₁ I and II, respectively.

The permanent names of these moons were announced, together with that of 2003 EL₆₁, by the International Astronomical Union on 17 September 2008: (136108) Haumea I Hiiaka and (136108) Haumea II Namaka. Each moon was named after a daughter of Haumea, the Hawaiian goddess of fertility and childbirth. Hi{{okina}}iaka