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Hawaiʻi Creole English, locally referred to as "Pidgin", is the native language of many native residents and is a second language for many others. As of the 2000 Census, 73.4% of Hawaii residents age 5 and older exclusively speak English at home.
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Hawaii is known as the "Aloha State". Aloha is a Hawaiianword that has many meanings like welcome, hello and goodbye. Aloha also means love and care. The different meanings are brought together in the term "Aloha Spirit" to describe the friendly people of Hawaii.
Hawaii is an archipelago, a long chain of islands. There are eight main islands and many small islands and atolls. They are the tops of underwater volcanos. The main islands are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui and Hawaii.
The first people of Hawaii were Polynesians. They came to the islands sometime between 200 and 600 AD. Captain James Cook discovered the islands in 1778. Others may have been there before him. Captain Cook named the islands the Sandwich Islands for the fourth Earl of Sandwich, John Montague. Kamehameha I was the first king of Hawaii. He united the ...
The biggest industry of Hawaii is tourism. Almost seven million people visited in 2000. Important exports are sugar, pineapple, macadamia nuts, and coffee. Popular tourist sites include Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Polynesian Cultural Center, and the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
The state flower is the yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei or ma'o hau hele). The state bird is the Hawaiian goose (nene). The state fish is the reef triggerfish, also called the humu humu nuku nuku apua'a. The state tree is the candlenut, also called kukui. The state song is Hawaii Ponoi. The state motto is Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono. I...
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Vor 3 Tagen · Hawaii, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is a group of eight major volcanic islands and 124 islets in the central Pacific Ocean. Hawaii’s capital is Honolulu, located on the island of Oahu.
19. Feb. 2024 · February 19, 2024. As far as American accents go, Hawaii is an outlier. For one, it’s the youngest state, only becoming officially part of the United States on August 21, 1959. The interchange between the Kingdom of Hawaii and the United States goes further back than that, though.
01 / Attractions. Must-see attractions. Hanalei Bay is Kauaʻi's postcard-perfect beach, embracing surfers, paddlers, bodyboarders and beach bums alike. It's a perfect crescent of golden sand… Kilauea. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea volcano lies at the center of activity in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Hawaii ( / həˈwaɪ.i / ⓘ hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi Hawaiian pronunciation: [həˈvɐjʔi]) is the largest island in the United States, located in the eponymous state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean.
