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Hawaii
Guidebook (statewide info) |
Geographical Description: Hawaii is
a string of 137 islands encompassing a land area of over 6,422
square miles in the north central Pacific Ocean, about 2,400
miles from the west coast of the continental United States.
Stretching from northwest to southeast, the major
islands are:
- Niihau
- Kauai
- Oahu
- Molokai
- Lanai
- Kahoolawe
- Maui
- Hawaii’s Big Island
Climate:
- Hawaii's climate features mild temperatures,
moderate humidity, and cooling tradewinds.
- The average annual temperature is 77 degrees.
State Resident Population (2000):
1,211,537 (Source:
Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism)
Area History:
- Discovered by Polynesian settlers between the 3rd
and 7th centuries A.D. and later by British Captain James Cook in
1778.
- Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, 1959.
Cultural info:
- State Flower: Yellow hibiscus
- State Bird: Nene (Hawaiian goose)
- State Tree: Kukui (Candlenut tree)
- State Song: Hawaii Ponoi
- State Seal and Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i
ka pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
State/Area Trivia and Interesting or Little Known
Facts:
- Kauai has more miles of beach per coastline than
any other island. No building on Kauai is permitted to be built over
four (4) stories (roughly the height of a palm tree).
- Iolani Palace on Oahu is the only royal palace in
the United States.
- The highest sea cliffs in the world plunge – some
more than 3,000 feet – into the ocean off Molokai’s north shore.
- There are no traffic lights on the island of
Lanai. The Luahiwa Petroglyphs are considered among the
best-preserved in all the islands.
- Haleakala on the island of Maui is the world’s
largest dormant volcano.
- Ka Lae on Hawaii’s Big Island is the southernmost
point in the United States. Kilauea is the world’s most active
volcano and has been continually erupting since 1983.
Information and photos submitted
by:
Hawaii Visitors and Convention
Bureau
2270 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 801
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
808-923-1811
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