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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

Waikoloa Beach Resort
Kamuela, Hawaii
Luxury Vacation Rentals
at Waikoloa Beach Resort.



Hawaiian Luaus
at the Polynesian Cultural Center

Laie, Hawaii



Hawaii Vacation Explorer
P.O. Box 356
Hanalei, Hawaii 96714
808-826-0026


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