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Definition: Hawaii from The Macquarie Dictionary
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a state of the US consisting of a group of islands in the northern Pacific, about 3300 km south-west of San Francisco; the major islands of the group include the island of Hawaii (the largest), Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and Molokai.

16~705 km2 Honolulu Formerly Territory of Hawaii Sandwich Islands

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noun /h7'wa1i/ /huh'wuyee/

the largest in the Hawaiian Islands group.

10~414 km2

Hawaii

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Pacific state of the USA, the only island state, separate from the North American continent and the world's longest island chain, made up of 8 main islands and 124 islets and reefs; area 16,635 sq km/6,423 sq mi; population (2010) 1,360,301; capital Honolulu on Oahu . It was officially nicknamed the Aloha State in 1959, after the Hawaiian greeting. The island group is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the east end is 3,400 km/2,100 mi southwest of California . The Tropic of Cancer passes through the islands. Tourism is by far the biggest industry in Hawaii. Major towns and cities include Hilo , Kailua , Kaneohe , and Waipahu . Settled over a thousand years ago by Polynesian immigrants, the islands remained largely unknown until their discovery by English explorer James Cook in 1778. King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian islands into an internationally recognized kingdom in 1793. In the course of the next century, Hawaii evolved from a kingdom, to a republic, to a US territory, and…
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From The Great American History Fact-Finder
(Aloha State) became on August 21, 1959, the fiftieth state. (See maps: United States Physical Features and United States Political Features .) The only state that lies outside of North America, Hawaii is made up of over one hundred volcanic and coral islands. The eight largest are Hawaii, Maui, …
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Hawaii
US state in the N Pacific Ocean, c .3,350km (2,100mi) WSW of San Francisco; the capital is Honolulu . It consists of eight large and 124 small volcanic islands. The highest point is Mauna Kea , at 4,205m (13,678ft). There is an important US naval base at Pearl Harbor . Settled by Polynesians in the…
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Full text Article Hawaiians

From Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
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Native Hawaiians are the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. There are 8 major and 124 minor islands, volcanic in origin, with a total landmass of 6,425 square miles (16,641 square kilometers). The 8 major islands are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, …
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Full text Article HAWAII

From Handy Answer: Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples
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Hawaii—the word, the vision, the sound in the mind—is the fragrance and feel of soft kindness. Above all, Hawaii is ‘she,’ the Western image of the Native ‘female’ in her magical allure, and if luck prevails, some of ‘her’ will rub off on you, the visitor. Tourists flock to my native land for…
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From The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments
Hawaii, an island group located in the Pacific Ocean , is a major international tourist destination that attracted over 7.5 million visitors in 2005. Its attractiveness is based on a multilayer appeal that first came to the attention of travellers through the writings of noted 19th-century novelists…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
State, U.S., comprising a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean. Area: 10,970 sq mi (28,412 sq km). Population: (2010) 1,360,301; (2016 est.) 1,428,557. Capital: Honolulu . Hawaii lies 2,397 mi (3,857 km) west of San Francisco. The state’s major islands are, from west to east, Niihau, Kauai, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Pacific state of the USA, the only island state, separate from the North American continent and the world's longest island chain, made up of 8 main islands and 124 islets and reefs; area 16,635 sq km/6,423 sq mi; population (2010) 1,360,301; capital Honolulu on Oahu . It was officially nicknamed the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Any of the aboriginal people of Hawaii. They are the descendants of Polynesians who migrated to Hawaii in two waves: the first from the Marquesas Islands probably c. ad 400; the second from Tahiti in the 9th or 10th century. Without metals, pottery, or beasts of burden, Hawaiians made implements of…
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The Hawaiian Archipelago, or Ka Pae ‘Aina O Hawai'i Nei in the Hawaiian language, is made up of 132 islands, reefs, and shoals, extending 1,523 miles (2,451 kilometers) southeast to northwest. “Hawaii” (probably the Native Hawaiian word Owhyhee , meaning “homeland”) has 6,500 square miles of (10,461…
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A native people of the Central Pacific island group of Hawaii. First settled by the LAPITA CULTURE by 1200 BC , Hawaii was resettled by POLYNESIANS from the Marquesas Islands by AD 400 and became a single nation by 1810 under King Kamehameha the Great. The islands, then the Sandwich Islands, soon…
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