57 Best Facts About Hawaii
# The nickname of Hawaii is the "Aloha State." The word aloha derives from the Proto-Polynesian, alofa, and its meanings include "love," "compassion," and "mercy." Aloha is used often as "hello" and "goodbye."
# Hawaii is the only state in North America that is not geographically located, it is entirely surrounded by water and has no straight line at its state borders.
# The Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes under the sea which erupted thousands of years ago.
# Hawaii is the only state that is made entirely of islands.
# Due to its ongoing volcanic eruptions, Hawaii is the only state in the nation to have an increasing land area.
# One of the facts about Hawaii is that it is the youngest state in America which entered the nation on 21 August 1959.
# The United States illegally took down Hawaii.
# Hawaii State consists of eight major islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and the Big Island of Hawaii.
# The eight horizontal stripes on the flag of Hawaii represent each of the main islands of the State. There is a small version of Britain's flag in the upper-left corner of the Hawaii flag that honors British captain George Vancouver, who gave Hawaii its first flag in 1794.
# A goose is the Hawaiian state bird.
# The Humuhumunukunukuāpuaa (aka reef triggerfish) is the state fish of Hawaii.
# The second rainiest place on Earth is Mt. Waialeale on Kauai Island, where the average rainfall is 450 inches per year.
# The coastline of the state is the fourth-longest in the U.S. after Alaska, Florida, and California coastlines.
# Hawaii is the nation's only state that grows coffee, has tropical rainforests, and is composed entirely of islands.
# Hawaii has two official languages, Hawaiian and English, but they do speak Pidgin, Samoan, and Tongan.
# Hawaii has it's own time zone.
# One of the Interesting facts about Hawaii is that the Hawaiian alphabet contains just 12 letters. Vowels: A, E, I, O, U Consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W.
# Hawaii is native to only two types of mammals: the hoary bat and the monk seal.
# Hawaii is home to about one-third of all endangered species in the United States.
# The shark (mano) was considered a god by Hawaiians and treated it with great respect.
# The hula was traditionally a form of worship performed by highly trained men whom the Hawaiian god Luka supposedly taught the dance.
# Refusing to wear a lei flower is considered rude if anyone offers it.
# The banyan tree at the heart of Lahaina (Maui) is one of the world's largest.
# The state gem is coral black, which is an animal. It's the only gem in the world which isn't a mineral.
# Hawaii's population density is highest in the United States.
# According to U.S. News –Hawaii ranks out as the No.1 best state for U.S. healthcare systems followed by Washington, Iowa, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
# The estimated average life expectancy of those who born in Hawaii in 2000 is 79.8 years (77.1 years if male; 82.5 years if female), longer than any other state's residents.
# There are no traffic lights on the island of Molokai and there are no paved roads on Niihau.
# Billboards are banned in Hawaii (1927) and three other certain States Alaska (1998), Vermont (1968), and Maine (1978).
# One of the amazing facts about Hawaii is that it was the first state to ban bags made from plastic.
# Hawaii and Utah are the only two states in the United States where gambling is illegal (a gambling ban of 100%). There are no lotteries, horse racing, sports betting, or even bingo.
# It's unusual, but in the interest of the Kauai island's natural beauty, one can't create a taller structure than a palm tree.
# King Kamehameha united the Hawaiian islands in 1810 and is still celebrated the King Kamehameha Day on 11 June each year.
# Captain James cook initially named Hawaii the "Sandwich Islands" after his English patron, The Earl of Sandwich."In 1819 King Kamehameha renamed the islands as the Kingdom of Hawaii.
# In 1931, the first telephone was established in Hawaii.
# The world's highest sea cliffs are on Moloka'i.
# Surfing, or heenalu, was invented by the Polynesians who first settled in Hawaii, thousands of years ago. Their boards weighed over 150 pounds and were up to 20 feet tall.
# The Kilauea volcano is the most active volcano in the world.
# The Hawaii Islands have no snakes and no rabies.
# Snakes are only found in zoos in Hawaii because they are illegal since they have no natural predator there and can cause a serious threat to the environment. Therefore owning a snake is illegal.
# The Big Islands, Mauna Kea volcano is actually taller than Mount Everest when measured from its oceanic base. Mauna Kea is more than 33,500 feet above sea level and Mount Everest is just 13,615 feet above its own base.
# Facts about Hawaii: You can fit Hawaii in Alaska 60 times.
# Hawaii has no major mineral deposits.
# Hawaii provides more than one-third of the world's pineapple trade.
# In 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade, Hawaii became the first state in the union to allow abortion upon demand. (In 1967, Colorado legalized abortion but only in cases of rape or incest or to save the mother's life).
# The first Asian American in the United States senate was Hiram Fong of Hawaii. He was elected for senate in 1959 as a descendant of Chinese immigrants.
# Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is the first president from outside the continental United States.
# Hawaii is home to the rare "Happy Face Spider" (Theridion grallator), which on the back of its abdomen has an uncanny resemblance to a smiling face.
# Day biting mosquitoes first arrived as stowaways on a merchant ship in Hawaii in 1872 bringing with them new diseases such as malaria and plague.
# Facts About Hawaii: Disney's movie Moana is based on Hawaiian legends.
# More than 60 films were shot in the tropical rain forest of Kauai including Jurassic Park. Other famous films which have been filmed in the rain forest include the Descendants (2011) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
# The famous T.V. show Lost took place in Hawaii. At the end of the credits is a note of gratitude to "the Hawaiian people and their Aloha Spirit."
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