HAWAII QUICK FACTS Name The name Hawaii may be related to the Polynesian word Hawaiki which means homeland The name might also refer to the Polynesian folklore legend Hawai iloa who discovered the islands State Capital Honolulu population 350 399 Date of Statehood August 21 1959 50th state Population 1 419 561 40th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 10 932 square miles 28 314 sq km 43rd largest state Largest City Honolulu population 350 399 Nickname The Aloha State Motto Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness State Bird Nene Hawaiian Goose HAWAII
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Yellow Hibiscus State Gemstone Black Coral Black Coral State Tree Kukui also called the Candlenut State Song Hawaii Ponoi Hawaii's Own Kukul Tree Highest Point Pu u Wekiu Cinder Cone Mauna Kea 13 796 feet 4 205 m Lowest Point Pacific Ocean 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature 86°F 30°C Record High Temperature 100°F 38°C at Pahala on April 27 1931 Mauna Kea Average January Low Temperature 65°F 18°C Pacific Ocean Record Low Temperature 12°F 11°C at Mauna Kea Observatory on May 17 1979 Average Annual Precipitation Varies from more than 450 inches 1 143 cm in the mountains of Kauai to less than 10 inches 25 cm in the western lowlands on the island of Hawaii Number of U S Senators 2 Barack Obama Number of U S Representatives 2 34 ETCH U S Presidents Born in Hawaii Barack Obama HAW U S Postal Service Abbreviation HI QUICK FACTS N
Hawaii GEOGRAPHY the the state of Hawaii is an archipelago a group of islands It is located in the central Pacific Ocean There are 137 islands in the state They stretch in a line that is 1 500 miles 2 414 km long with a total area of 10 932 square miles 28 314 sq km About 6 423 square miles 16 635 sq km of that is land area Hawaii is roughly 2 400 miles 3 862 km from the United States mainland It is the southernmost state Most of Hawaii's islands are small and uninhabited The eight largest islands from northwest to southeast include Niihau Kauai Oahu Molokai Lanai Maui Kahoolawe and the island of Hawaii also called the Big Island About 70 percent of Hawaii's population lives in or near the capital of Honolulu on the island of Oahu Hawaii's Big Island as viewed from the International Space Station HAWAII 00
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Monica KAUAI Lihue OAHU PACIFIC OCEAN OAHU NIIHAU Kailua Honolulu MOLOKAI Kahului HAWAII LANAI MAUI KAHOOLAWE Mauna Kea Hilo Mauna Loa Kilauea HAWAII Hawaii Hawail's total land and water area is 10 932 square miles 28 314 sq km It is the 43rd largest state The state capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu Pacific Ocean GEOGRAPHY
