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Capital: Honolulu (Oahu Island)
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Population: 1,211,537
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State Motte: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina
I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated
in righteousness)
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Governor: Benjamin Cayetano
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Color of the State of Hawaii: Red
and Yellow
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Bird: Nene
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Tree: Kukui
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Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
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Song: Hawaii Ponoi |
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The State of Hawaii is include
eight major islands followings:
1. Hawaii Island
2. Kahoolawe Island
3. Kauai Island
4. Lanai Island
5. Maui Island
6. Molokai Island
7. Niihau Island
8. Oahu Island
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Hawaii
or The Big Island is home to five
volcanoes, three of which are active
: Mauna Lea erupts on average of
once every five years; Haulalai
last erupted in 1801; and Kilauea
erupts almost continuously. Kohala
is The Big Island's oldest volcano
and Mauna Kea is Hawaii's highest
mountain at 13,796 feet. The Big
Island is appoximately 0.7 million
years old. Economic mainstay's the
Big Island are Kona coffee, macadamia
nuts, beef, ranching, papaya and
tropical flowers.
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Kahoolawe
has been established as a center for
traditional Hawaiian cultural, spiritual
and subsistance activities, and work
is being done to restore it. It is
the smallest of the main islands in
the Hawaiian archipelago, at 45 square
miles. Its highest point, Puu Moaulanui,
rises to 1,483 feet.
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Kauai
or The Garden Island is the oldest
of the hawaiian islands, as well
as the greenest and the wettest.
Kauai has one of the wettest spots
on Earth. It is hard to find a day
on Kauai with no clouds in the sky.
Kauai is the only island in Hawaii
that does not allow a building to
be built higher than a coconut tree.
The average temperature at Lihue
Airport ranges from 70 to 80 degrees
Fahrenheit year-round.
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Lanai
or The Pineapple Island has a land
area of 140 square miles, was formed
about 1.5 million years ago by the
volcano. Lanai was once owned and
operated as a
pineapple plantation by the Dole Company,
Hawaii's primary pineapple producer.
The island is now owned by developer
Castle & Cooke one of the most
beautiful spots on Lanai is Holopoe
Bay, with its secluded beach and crystal
clear waters.
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Maui
or The Valley Island is the second
largest of the populated Hawaiian
Islands. Maui was transformed by
the volcano Haleakala and consists
of grasslands, tropical rainforest,
streams, waterfalls and white sandy
beaches. Haleakala, the highest
point of the island, affords views
of 4 major islands. The central
Maui town of Kahului/Wailuku is
the island's business center; west
Maui, with the sprawling beaches
and resorts of Kaanapali and the
historic whaling town of Lahaina,
is one of Maui's major resort areas.
South Maui is home to the island's
other main resort area, Wailea.
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Molokai
or The Friendly Island is locate at
the center of the Hawaiian Island
chain. Here you will find rainforest,
fern forests, grasslands, black sand
beaches, lowland
desert, lowland forest or Hawaii's
longest white sand beach but you won't
find traffic lights shopping centers,
highrises or fast-food chains on this
island. One of the most famous regions
of Molokai is the Kalaupapa Peninsula.
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Nihau
or The Forbidden Island has a land
area of 70 square miles and has
the smallest of the populated Hawaiian
Islands. In Nihau used Hawaiian
is the offical language. The U.S.
Navy also maintains a presence on
the island, primarily for weapons
testing. Tourism is prohibited.
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Oahu
or The Gathering Place is the third
largest island. In Honolulu, you will
find the center of commerce and industry
the celebrated Waikiki beach. This
island was formed nearly 4 million
years ago, by two now-dormant volconoes
that also created the Koolau and Waianae
mountain ranges. These ranges run
the length of the island's eastern
and western coasts, respectively and
create specific weather patterns for
parts of the island. More rain falls
on the eastern, or windward, side
of Oahu, making it thick
with vegetation. The western, or leeward,
side of the island is drier and sunnier.
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