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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Hawaii:

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

is the newest state among the

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of the

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. It is also the southernmost state, the only

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, and the only state that was previously an independent monarchy. The state comprises the Hawaiian Islands (with the exception of Midway) in the

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and is the only U.S. state that is not primarily located on the continent of North America.

General reference

* Names ** Common name:

*** Pronunciation: ** Official name: State of Hawaii (use of ʻokina preferred, but not required), Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii ** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: HI *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-HI ***

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** Nicknames *** Aloha State (currently used on

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)Introduction to Hawaii
50 States. *** Paradise of the Pacific *** Pineapple State *** Rainbow State *** Youngest State * Adjectivals **

** Hawaiian * Demonyms ** Hawaii Resident **

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** Hawaiianize

Geography of Hawaii

Geography of Hawaii The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...

– Unlike the other states of the Union, Hawaii is a group of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean. * Hawaii is: a

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, a

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of the United States of America * Location ** Northern hemisphere ***

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***** Hawaiian Islands ***

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Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the We ...

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* Population of Hawaii: 1,455,271 (2020 U.S. Census) * Area of Hawaii * Atlas of Hawaii * Places in Hawaii ** Historic places *** Archaeological sites in Hawaii ***

Ghost towns in Hawaii A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to re ...

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National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources ...

*** National Register of Historic Places listings ****

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** National Natural Landmarks in Hawaii ** :National Park Service areas in Hawaii ** State parks in Hawaii

Environment of Hawaii

Environment of Hawaii Hawaii is one of fifty states of the U.S. and covers the Hawaiian Islands, a volcanic archipelago consisting of eight major islands, several atolls and numerous smaller islets. Hawaii became a state of the United States in 1959. Prior to that it ...

Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands Located about 2300 miles (3680 km) from the nearest continental shore, the Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated group of islands on the planet. The plant and animal life of the Hawaiian archipelago is the result of early, very infrequent ...

Environmental issues in Hawaii The majority of environmental issues affecting Hawaii today are related to pressures from increasing human and animal population and urban expansion both directly on the islands as well as overseas. These include the unsustainable impacts of touri ...

* Climate of Hawaii ** Global warming in Hawaii * Geology **

Hawaii hotspot The Hawaii hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located near the namesake Hawaiian Islands, in the northern Pacific Ocean. One of the best known and intensively studied hotspots in the world, the Hawaii plume is responsible for the creation of the H ...

* Superfund sites in Hawaii * Wildlife of Hawaii ** Fauna of Hawaii *** Birds of Hawaii ****

Endemic birds of Hawaii There are 71 known taxa of birds endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, of which 30 are extinct, 6 possibly extinct and 30 of the remaining 48 species and subspecies are listed as endangered or threatened by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ...

*** Non-marine molluscs of Hawaii *** Insects of Hawaii **** Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) of Hawaii *** Invasive species in Hawaii

Geographic features of Hawaii

Beaches of Hawaii A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells ...

* Channels of the Hawaiian Islands * Dams and reservoirs in Hawaii * Leeward desert * Manmade peninsula * Mountain passes in Hawaii * National Natural Landmarks in Hawaii * Rivers of Hawaii *

Volcanoes of Hawaii A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...

Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes The fifteen volcanoes that make up the eight principal islands of Hawaii are the youngest in a chain of more than 129 volcanoes that stretch across the North Pacific Ocean, called the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain. Hawaii's volcanoes rise an ...

Wilderness area Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...

Natural Area Reserves of Hawaii

* Ahihi-Kinau

Administrative divisions of Hawaii

* The five counties of the state of Hawaii * Communities in Hawaii **

State capital Below is an index of pages containing lists of capital cities. National capitals *List of national capitals * List of national capitals by latitude *List of national capitals by population * List of national capitals by area * List of capital c ...

of Hawaii:

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...

(the 55th largest city in the United States) ** City nicknames in Hawaii ** Sister cities in Hawaii ** Census-designated places in Hawaii

Demography of Hawaii

Demographics of Hawaii – Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due to large military and tourist populations. * Ancient Hawaiian population *

Hawaii locations by per capita income Hawaii has the eighteenth highest per capita income in the United States of America, at $21,525 (2000). Its personal per capita income is $46,034 (2014). The information is represented in the table below. Hawaii counties ranked by per capita ...

Government and politics of Hawaii

Hawaii state capitol from the south-east

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and

politics of Hawaii The politics of the U.S. state of Hawaii typically take place within the framework of a Democrat-dominated government. The Democratic Party in Hawaii was formed in 1900, by supporters of Queen Liliʻuokalani. For the first h ...

* Form of government: U.S. state government *

United States congressional delegations from Hawaii Since Hawaii became a state in 1959, it has sent United States Congress, congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Members of the House ...

Hawaii State Capitol The Hawaii State Capitol is the official statehouse or capitol building of the U.S. state of Hawaii. From its chambers, the executive and legislative branches perform the duties involved in governing the state. The Hawaii State Legislature—com ...

* Elections in Hawaii ** Electoral reform in Hawaii *

Political party strength in Hawaii The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Hawaii: *Governor * Lieutenant Governor The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: *State Senate * State House of Representatives * State de ...

Branches of the government of Hawaii

Government of Hawaii The Government of Hawaii ( haw, Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of Hawaii, the 50th state to have joined the United States. Executive branch Statewide elected offices *Governor of Hawaii * Lieu ...

Executive branch of the government of Hawaii

Governor of Hawaii The governor of Hawaii ( haw, Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi) is the head of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a direct ...

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii The lieutenant governor of Hawaii ( haw, Hope kiaʻāina o Hawaiʻi) is the assistant chief executive of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Article V, Sections 2 though 6 of the Constitution of H ...

** Secretary of State of Hawaii * State departments **

Hawai'i Department of Education The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is a statewide public education system in the United States. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but i ...

Hawaii Department of Health The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) is a state agency of Hawaiʻi, with its headquarters in Honolulu CDP, Honolulu County on the island of Oʻahu. The Hawai'i Department of Health is organized into three administrations: Health Resources, ...

Hawaii Department of Human Services The Hawaii Department of Human Services is a state agency of Hawaii, headquartered in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Divisions Benefit, Employment and Support Service Division Office of Youth Services The Off ...

Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is a part of the Hawaii state government dedicated to managing, administering, and exercising control over public lands, water resources and streams, ocean waters, coastal areas, minerals ...

** Hawaii Department of Public Safety ** Hawaii Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Hawaii

* Hawaii State Legislature ( bicameral) **

Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...

Hawaii State Senate The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ...

** Lower house:

Hawaii House of Representatives The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists ...

Judicial branch of the government of Hawaii

* Courts of Hawaii **

Supreme Court of Hawaii The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court of the State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decisions of ...

Law and order in Hawaii

* Cannabis in Hawaii * Capital punishment in Hawaii: none. Hawaii abolished the death penalty prior to statehood. ''See also Capital punishment in the United States.'' *

Constitution of Hawaii The Constitution of the State of Hawaii ( haw, Kumukānāwai o Hawaiʻi) refers to various legal documents throughout the history of the Hawaiian Islands that defined the fundamental principles of authority and governance within its sphere of jur ...

* Crime in Hawaii * Gun laws in Hawaii * Law enforcement in Hawaii ** Law enforcement agencies in Hawaii ** State prisons of Hawaii **

Legal status of Hawaii The legal status of Hawaii is an evolving legal matter as it pertains to United States law. The US Federal law was amended in 1993 with the Apology Resolution which "acknowledges that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the act ...

LGBT rights in Hawaii Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Hawaii enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT people. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1973; Hawaii being one of the first six states to legalize it. In 1993, a ...

Same-sex marriage in Hawaii Same-sex marriage in Hawaii has been legal since December 2, 2013. The Hawaii State Legislature held a special session beginning on October 28, 2013, and passed the '' Hawaii Marriage Equality Act'' legalizing same-sex marriage. Governor Neil Ab ...

Military in Hawaii

National Guard of Hawaii The National Guard of Hawaii was established by Provisional Government of Hawaii. It was a military branch intended to deal with internal conflict in Hawaii. After the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy the Provisional Government of Hawaii was ...

** Hawaii Air National Guard **

Hawaii Army National Guard The Hawaii Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one thir ...

History of Hawaii

History of Hawaii The history of Hawaii describes the era of human settlements in the Hawaiian Islands. The islands were first settled by Polynesians sometime between 124 and 1120 AD. Hawaiian civilization was isolated from the rest of the world for at least 500 ...

* Discovery and settlement of Hawaii

History of Hawaii, by period

Ancient Hawaii Ancient Hawaii is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the unification in 1810 of the Kingdom of Hawaii by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally, researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands as having occurred sporadicall ...

(before 1810) * Kingdom of Hawaii, 1810–1893 **

Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...

, 1795–1819 **

Kamehameha II Kamehameha II (November 1797 – July 14, 1824) was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani. It was lengthened to Kalani Kaleiʻaimoku o Kaiwikapu o Laʻ ...

, 1819–1824 ** Kamehameha III, 1825–1854 **

Kamehameha IV Kamehameha IV (Alekanetero ʻIolani Kalanikualiholiho Maka o ʻIouli Kūnuiākea o Kūkāʻilimoku; anglicized as Alexander Liholiho) (February 9, 1834 – November 30, 1863), reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii under the title ''Ke Aliʻi ...

, 1855–1863 ** Kamehameha V, 1863–1872 **

Lunalilo Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later. Born to Kekāuluohi and High Chief Charles Kanaʻina, ...

, 1873–1874 **

Kalākaua Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamananakapu Mahinulani Naloiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), sometimes called The Merrie Monarch, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, ...

, 1874–1891 **

Liliʻuokalani Liliʻuokalani (; Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Haw ...

, 1891–1893 **

Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a ''coup d'état'' against Queen Liliʻuokalani, which took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu and led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents and six non-abori ...

Provisional Government of Hawaii The Provisional Government of Hawaii (abbr.: P.G.; Hawaiian: ''Aupuni Kūikawā o Hawaiʻi'') was proclaimed after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893, by the 13-member Committee of Safety under the leadership of its ch ...

, 1893–1894 ** Citizen's Committee of Public Safety, 1893–1894 * Republic of Hawaii, 1894–1898 ** Sanford Ballard Dole, 1894–1898 *

Territory of Hawaii The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory ( Hawaiian: ''Panalāʻau o Hawaiʻi'') was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 30, 1900, until August 21, 1959, when most of its territory, excluding ...

, 1898–1959 **

annexation, July 4, 1898 **

Hawaiian Organic Act The Hawaiian Organic Act, , was an organic act enacted by the United States Congress to establish the Territory of Hawaii and to provide a Constitution and government for the territory. The Act was replaced by the Hawaii Admission Act on Au ...

of 1900 ** Hawaii National Park established on August 1, 1916 **

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, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 ***

Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii ...

, December 7, 1941 ***

enters Second World War on December 8, 1941 * State of Hawaii becomes 50th State admitted to the

on August 21, 1959 ** Haleakala National Park designated on September 13, 1960 **Hawaii National Park renamed

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

on September 22, 1961 **

Hurricane Iniki Hurricane Iniki ( ; Hawaiian: ''iniki'' meaning "strong and piercing wind") was the most powerful hurricane to strike Hawaii in recorded history. Forming on September 5, 1992, during the strong 1990–1995 El Niño, Iniki was one of eleven Cent ...

, 1992

History of Hawaii, by region

* History of Hawaii Island * History of Maui * History of Kahoolawe * History of Lanai * History of Molokai *

History of Oahu Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O’ ...

History of Kauai Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...

* History of Niihau * History of Honolulu

History of Hawaii, by subject

Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these princ ...

Culture of Hawaii

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Culture of Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

– the aboriginal culture of Hawaii is Polynesian. Hawaii represents the northernmost extension of the vast Polynesian triangle of the south and central Pacific Ocean. While traditional Hawaiian culture remains only as vestiges in modern Hawaiian society, there are reenactments of the ceremonies and traditions throughout the islands. *

Hawaiian architecture Hawaiian architecture is a distinctive architectural style developed and employed primarily in the Hawaiian Islands, buildings and various other structures indicative of the people of Hawaii and the environment and culture in which they live. Thou ...

** Tallest buildings in Honolulu *

Cuisine of Hawaii The cuisine of Hawaii incorporates five distinct styles of food, reflecting the diverse food history of settlement and immigration in the Hawaiian Islands. In the pre-contact period of Ancient Hawaii (300 AD-1778), Polynesian voyagers brough ...

** Hawaiian dishes ** Breweries in Hawaii **

Restaurants in Hawaii A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appear ...

** Wine in Hawaii * Culture of the Native Hawaiians * Customs and etiquette in Hawaii ** Aloha greeting **

Aloha shirt The aloha shirt (), also referred to as a Hawaiian shirt, is a style of dress shirt originating in Hawaii. They are collared and buttoned dress shirts, usually short-sleeved and made from printed fabric. They are traditionally worn untucked, but ...

Lei (garland) A lei () is a garland or wreath common in Hawaii, across Polynesia, and the Philippines. More loosely defined, a lei is any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn. Lei of various styles are given as gifts to honour people th ...

Shaka sign The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose" or "right on", is a gesture with friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture. It consists of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled ...

Folklore in Hawaii Folklore in Hawaii in modern times is a mixture of various aspects of Hawaiian mythology and various urban legends that have been passed on regarding various places in the Hawaiian islands. The following is a partial list of some of these legends. ...

* Holidays in Hawaii ** Christmas in Hawaii * Museums in Hawaii *

Orders, decorations, and medals of Hawaii Kingdom of Hawaii The orders and decorations formerly awarded in by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi are: Royal Orders * Royal Order of Kamehameha I * Royal Order of Kalākaua I * Royal Order of Kapiʻolani * Royal Order of the Crown of Hawaiʻi ...

* People of Hawaii ** Native Hawaiians ***

Hawaiian home land A Hawaiian home land is an area held in trust for Native Hawaiians by the state of Hawaii under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920. History Upon the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the idea for "Hawaiian Homelands" was first born. ...

** Africans in Hawaii **

Asian immigration to Hawaii Most early Asian American, Asian settlers to the United States went to Hawaii. Most of these early immigrants moved to the islands as laborers to work on the pineapple, coconut, and sugarcane Sugar plantations in Hawaii, plantations. These early ...

*** Chinese in Hawaii ***

Filipinos in Hawaii People of Filipino descent make up a large and growing part of the State of Hawaii's population. In 2000 they were the third largest ethnic group and represented 22.8% of the population, but more recently, according to the 2010 United States Cens ...

***

Japanese in Hawaii The Japanese in Hawaii (simply Japanese or “Local Japanese”, rarely Kepanī) are the second largest ethnic group in Hawaii. At their height in 1920, they constituted 43% of Hawaii's population. They now number about 16.7% of the islands' p ...

** Greeks in Hawaii *

Scouting in Hawaii Scouting in Hawaii began in the 1900s. It serves thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Early history prior to statehood (1908-1960) The first troop in the islands, appropriately numbered Troop 1, was found ...

* State symbols of Hawaii ** Flag of the State of Hawai'i ** Official state flower ** State Great Seal of the State of Hawai'i

The Arts in Hawaii

* Art of Hawaii * Dance *

Music of Hawaii The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part ...

Hawaii Opera Theatre The Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) is the islands' only major opera company established in 1960. The company performs three or more operas in a season. Opera seasons start in October and end in the early summer of the following year. It performs mostly ...

Religion in Hawaii

Religion in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...

Hawaiian Religion Hawaiian religion refers to the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of native Hawaiians, also known as the kapu system. Hawaiian religion is based largely on the tapu religion common in Polynesia and likely originated among the Tahitia ...

* Islam in Hawaii *

Christianity in Hawaii Christianity is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism, monotheistic religion based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, life and Teachings of Jesus, teachings of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth. It is the Major religious groups, world's ...

** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii ** Christmas in Hawaii ** Eastern Catholic Community in Hawaii **

Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Church of the Anglican Communion in the United States encompassing the state of Hawaii. It is led by the Episcopal Bishop of Hawaii pastoring the Hawaii ...

** Orthodox Church in Hawaii *** Orthodox parishes in Hawaii

Economy and infrastructure of Hawaii

Economy of Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

* Agriculture in Hawaii ** Breweries in Hawaii **

Coffee production in Hawaii Hawaii is one of the few U.S. states where coffee production is a significant economic industry – coffee is the second largest crop produced there. The 2019–2020 coffee harvest in Hawaii was valued at $102.9 million. As of the 2019-2020 harvest ...

***

Kona coffee Kona coffee is the market name for coffee ('' Coffea arabica'') cultivated on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Only coff ...

Hawaii wine Hawaii wine refers to wine made in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of Maui is where the bulk of the state's wine is produced though there is some production on the island of Hawaii. The state mainly produces fruit wine such as a pineapple ...

** Genetic engineering in Hawaii **

Macadamia nut ''Macadamia'' is a genus of four species of trees in the flowering plant family Proteaceae. They are indigenous to Australia, native to northeastern New South Wales and central and southeastern Queensland specifically. Two species of the genus ...

** Sugar plantations in Hawaii * Banking **

Bank of Hawaii The Bank of Hawaii Corporation ( haw, Panakō o Hawaii; abbreviated BOH) is a regional commercial bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is Hawaii's second oldest bank and its largest locally owned bank in that the majority of the voting sto ...

Hawaii National Bank Hawaii National Bank is a privately held community bank, with branch offices in Hilo, Hawai'i, Oahu, and Maui. The bank was established on September 19, 1960, in the Chinatown neighborhood of downtown Honolulu. In 1997, Hawaii National Bank ...

* Communications in Hawaii ** Telephone Area Code:

808 808 may refer to: Music * Roland-808, Roland TR-808, a drum machine * 808 (film), ''808'' (film), a documentary about the Roland TR-808 * 808 State, British electronic group * ''808s & Heartbreak'', the fourth studio album by American Hip hop artis ...

* Currency of Hawaii:

Hawaiian dollar The dollar or dala was the spelling used at the time, though during the preparations for minting Edward Preston asked Claus Spreckels whether to spell it or . . The spelling in the modern Hawaiian alphabet would be . See was the currency of ...

** Coins of the Hawaiian dollar *

Energy in Hawaii Energy in the U.S. state of Hawaii is produced from a mixture of fossil fuel and renewable resources. Producing energy is complicated by the state's isolated location and lack of fossil fuel resources. The state relies heavily on imports of petro ...

Power stations in Hawaii Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power and control, ...

Solar power in Hawaii The energy sector in Hawaii has rapidly adopted solar power due to the high costs of electricity, and good solar resources, and has one of the highest per capita rates of solar power in the United States. Hawaii's imported energy costs, mostly ...

** Wind power in Hawaii * Health care in Hawaii **

Hospitals in Hawaii A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

* Media in Hawaii ** Film and television in Hawaii *** Television stations in Hawaii ** Newspapers in Hawaii **

Radio stations in Hawaii The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Hawaii which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. In addition, several stations in Honolulu also transmi ...

* Media in Honolulu *

Tourism in Hawaii Hawaii is a U.S. state that is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Of the eight major islands, Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, and Kauai have major tourism industries, while it is limited on Molokai and Lānai and access to Niihau and Kahoʻolawe is rest ...

Visa policy of the United States The visa policy of the United States consists of the requirements for foreign nationals to travel to, enter, and remain in the United States. Visitors to the United States must obtain a visa from one of the U.S. diplomatic missions unless the ...

* Transportation in Hawaii ** Aviation in Hawaii ***

Airports in Hawaii An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

** Railroads in Hawaii ** State highways in Hawaii

Education in Hawaii

Education in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

* Libraries in Hawaii ** Carnegie libraries in Hawaii * Schools in Hawaii **

School districts in Hawaii A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...

*** High schools in Hawaii *** Colleges and universities in Hawaii ****

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

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