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Hawaii
History
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Profile of the Islands of Hawaii
The islands of Hawaii were settled
by Polynesians between the 3rd and 7th centuries A.D. and
it wasn't until 1778 that they were discovered by the Europeans,
namely the British Captain James Cook.
In 1886, the famous writer, Mark Twain, visited the islands
and said that they were "the loveliest fleet of islands
that lies anchored in any ocean." Hawaii is made up ofa
137 islands with a total land area of 6,422.6 square miles.
From northwest to southeast, the major islands are Ni'ihau,
Kaua'i, O'ahu, Moloka'i, Lana'i, Kaho'olawe, Maui, and Hawai'i.
Hawaii State Information
State flower: Pua ma'o hau hele - Yellow hibiscus; Hibiscus
brackenridgei (commonly mistaken to be the Red Hibiscus)
State bird: Nene - Hawaiian Goose; Branta sandvicensis
State tree: Kukui - Candlenut; Aleurites moluccana
State gem: Black coral
State Song: Hawai'i Pono'i
State Nickname: The Aloha State
State seal and motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono -
The life of the land is perpetutated in righteousness |
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Year 2000 Facts & Statistics
State resident population: 1,211,537
The population is 50% male and 50% female
Median age: 36.2 years
Households: 403,240
Persons per households: 2.92 persons
Ethnicity: Hawaiian/Part Hawaii - 22.1%, Caucasian - 20.5%,
Japanese - 18.3%, Filipino 12.3%, Chinese - 4.1%
Major crops: sugar, pineapple, flower and nursery products,
macadamia nuts, coffee, milk, cattle, and eggs
Tourist population (staying overnight or longer): 6,948,595
Mainland U.S. tourists: 4.1 million
Japanese tourists: 1.8 million
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Government of Hawaii
Governor: Linda Lingle
Lieutenant Governor: James Aiona
Legislature: 51-member House and 25-member Senate
U.S. Senators: Daniel K. Inouye & Daniel K. Akaka
U.S. Representatives: Neil Abercrombie & Ed Case
Four counties in Hawaii:
 City
& County of Honolulu - Oahu & The Northwest Hawaiian
Islands
excluding Midway
Hawai'i
County- Hawai'i Island
Maui
County - Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i & Kaho'olawe
Kaua'i
County - Kaua'i & Ni'ihau |
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