Hawaii Facts: Interesting facts about Hawaii. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is also the only state which is not situated in the North America Continent.
Hawaii facts
The genesis of the word Hawaii is from the Polynesian Hawaii, meaning ‘place of the gods’ or ‘homeland’.
Aloha is one of the most commonly used word in Hawaii and therefore the state is also known by the name Aloha. Aloha means hello or welcome or best wishes based upon which context it is used.
It is the only state in the US which is entirely made up of islands. It is composed of more than 132 islands, eight big islands and 132 small islets, reefs and shoals
Eight main islands in the Hawaii State are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.
The state is the most isolated place in the world with mainland America, California almost 2390 miles away.
Iolani Palace is the only royal palace in the United States. It had electric illumination four years earlier than White House in Washington DC.
Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee and more than one third of commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii.
Hawaiian language has only 12 letters- vowels –a,e,i,o,u and consonants h, k, l, m, n, p, w.
From East to west, it is the second widest state in the US after Alaska.
The islands have a predominantly tropical climate with tropical rain forest covering much of the islands along its windward cliffs and slopes and high-elevation plateaus.
Facts about Hawaii
Pearl Harbor is located near capital Honolulu and it has a checkered history. It was bombed by Japanese forces and led to the entry of US in World War II.
Ka Lae on the Big Island of Hawaii is the southernmost tip of the United States
The State has its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time). The time is two hours behind Pacific Standard Time and five hours behind Eastern Standard Time.
It is one of two states which do not use Daylight Saving Time. The other state is Arizona.
The Hawaiian Islands are actually the top of some of the biggest Mountain Ranges in the world.
The star which rises…
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