Hawaiian people and geography

Debra C.
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  1. Aloha State
    a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
    Hawaii Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi Flag of Hawaii State seal of Hawaii Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Aloha State (official), Paradise, The Islands of Aloha Motto(s): Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono ("The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness") Anthem: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī ("Hawaii’s Own True Sons") Map of the United States with Hawaii highlighted Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Demonym Hawaiian (see notes)[1] Capital (and largest city) Honolulu Largest metro area Oahu metropolitan area
  2. Hawaii
    a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
    This article is about the U.S. state of Hawaii.
  3. Hawaiian
    of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language
    Hawaii Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi Flag of Hawaii State seal of Hawaii Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Aloha State (official), Paradise, The Islands of Aloha Motto(s): Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono ("The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness") Anthem: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī ("Hawaii’s Own True Sons") Map of the United States with Hawaii highlighted Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Demonym Hawaiian (see notes)[1] Capital (and largest city) Honolulu Largest metro area Oahu metropolitan area
  4. Oahu
    an island of central Hawaii ; the chief island of the state
    Hawaii Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi Flag of Hawaii State seal of Hawaii Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Aloha State (official), Paradise, The Islands of Aloha Motto(s): Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono ("The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness") Anthem: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī ("Hawaii’s Own True Sons") Map of the United States with Hawaii highlighted Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Demonym Hawaiian (see notes)[1] Capital (and largest city) Honolulu Largest metro area Oahu metropolitan area
  5. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
    It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean.
  6. Oceania
    a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
    The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
  7. Honolulu
    the capital and largest city of Hawaii
    Hawaii Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi Flag of Hawaii State seal of Hawaii Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Aloha State (official), Paradise, The Islands of Aloha Motto(s): Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono ("The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness") Anthem: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī ("Hawaii’s Own True Sons") Map of the United States with Hawaii highlighted Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Demonym Hawaiian (see notes)[1] Capital (and largest city) Honolulu Largest metro area Oahu metropolitan area
  8. Pacific Ocean
    the largest ocean in the world
    - Median household income $63,746 (5th) Elevation - Highest point Mauna Kea[3][4][5][6] 13,796 ft (4205.0 m) - Mean 3,030 ft (920 m) - Lowest point Pacific Ocean[4] sea level Before statehood Territory of Hawaii Admission to Union August 21, 1959 (50th) Governor Neil Abercrombie (D) Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui (D) Legislature State Legislature - Upper house Senate - Lower house House of Representatives U.S.
Created on Thu May 09 13:11:23 EDT 2013 (updated Thu May 09 13:16:39 EDT 2013)

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