9 8 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Al berta <0x0A> </s> ▁H val er ▁is ▁a ▁municipality ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁V iken ▁County , ▁Norway . ▁ ▁The ▁administrative ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁is ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sk j ær hal den , ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Kir ke ø y . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁police ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Sk j ær hal den . ▁ ▁H val er ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁municipality ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁( see ▁form ann sk aps dist rikt ). ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁the ▁pl ural ▁form ▁of ▁h val , ▁which ▁means ▁" wh ale ". ▁The ▁form ▁and ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁res emble ▁a ▁pod ▁of ▁wh ales . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁sp elled ▁H val ø erne , ▁meaning ▁the ▁wh ale ▁is les . ▁ ▁Co at - of - ar ms ▁The ▁coat - of - ar ms ▁is ▁from ▁modern ▁times . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁granted ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁arms ▁show ▁a ▁silver - color ed ▁boat ▁on ▁a ▁blue ▁background . ▁ ▁This ▁boat ▁is ▁the ▁type ▁that ▁was ▁typical ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁chosen ▁since ▁this ▁island ▁municipality ▁has ▁been ▁dependent ▁on ▁boats ▁for ▁all ▁its ▁history , ▁and ▁because ▁fish eries ▁and ▁sail