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On August 21, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Hawaii as the 50th state of the United States. Two months earlier the Hawaiian electorate had approved a referendum in favor of statehood. The name "Hawaii" is believed by some to derive from Hawaiki, the former name of Raiatea, an island in French Polynesia. Hawaii is the name of the Big Island. King Kamehameha I from North Kohala on the Big Island consolidated all the Hawaiian Islands into a single Hawaiian Kingdom.

The State of Hawaii is comprised of eight major islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui, the Big Island of Hawaii and over 130 small isles, islets, atolls and shoals stretching 1,200 miles northwest of Niihau to Kure Atoll near Midway Atoll. The total length of the Hawaiian Islands including the Northwestern Islands of Hawaii or the Leeward Islands of Hawaii and the 8 major islands, the Windward Islands of Hawaii also called the Southeastern Islands of Hawaii is 1,600 miles making it the longest chain of islands on the earth. Mt. Waialeale at 4,148 feet in elevation is the wettest spot on earth and receives the the most annual rainfall on the planet at 480 inches per year. (Waialeale means "rippling water" in Hawaiian.) Thus, Kauai has over a thousand waterfalls. To see a photo of Mt. Waialeale click here. For more geographical and geological information you may visit the Hawaii Geography Page if you click here.

Measuring from its submarine base (3,280 fathoms) in the Hawaiian Trough to the top of the highest mountain in Hawaii with an elevation of 13,796 feet, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world with a combined height of 33,476 feet. Mauna Loa Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is the largest volcano in the world as well as the largest, most massive and densest mountain on the planet. Kilauea Volcano is the most active volcano on earth and has been erupting continually since 1984 and since its lava is flowing into the ocean, Hawaii is the only state in the United States that is actually growing. To see a map of the Big Island of Hawaii, showing Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes, click here. For more geographical and geological information regarding Mauna Kea and the Big Island of Hawaii you may visit the Geography Page if you click here. For in-depth information about Kilauea Volcano, the most active volcano in the world as well as other volcanos in Hawaii and volcanoes of the world, go to the Kilauea Volcano Page or click here.

Below are the State Seal of Hawaii, the State Flower of Hawaii, the State Tree of Hawaii, the State Bird of Hawaii, the State Marine Mammal of Hawaii, the State Fish of Hawaii, the State Flag of Hawaii, the State Motto of Hawaii and the State Anthem of Hawaii.

The Hawaii State Seal has a heraldic shield in the center and a figure of King Kamehameha I on its right side and the Goddess of Liberty holding the Hawaiian flag on its left. Below the shield is the Phoenix surrounded by taro leaves, banana foliage, and sprays of maidenhair fern. Statehood was achieved on August 21, 1959. After adding color, the state seal becomes the Hawaii State Coat of Arms.

The Hawaii State Flower is the yellow Hibiscus Brackenridgei, see below for a photograph. The official flowers and colors for each island is as follows:

The Hawaii State Tree is the kukui, Aleurites Moluccana. The state tree of Hawaii, kukui is better known as the candlenut tree. The nuts of this tree provided the ancient Hawaiians with light, oil, relishes, and medicine. Click here to see a photo of the candlenut tree, a.k.a. kukui - Aleurites Moluccana

Nene
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The Hawaii State Bird: The Nene is a land bird and a relative of the Canada Goose. It has adapted itself to life in the harsh lava country by transforming its webbed feet into a claw-like shape and modifying its wing structure for shorter flights. Hunting and wild animals all but destroyed the species until they became protected by law and a restoration project which was established in 1949.

Humpback Whale
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The Hawaii State Marine Mammal: The Humpback Whale, an annual visitor to Hawaiian waters and so designated in 1979.

Click here to view a picture of a swimming Monk Seal - named the Hawaii State Mammal in 2008. For more photos of the Monk Seal go to the Hawaii Geography Page.

Humuhumunukunukuapuaa
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The Hawaii State Fish: The Humuhumunukunukuapuaa.

Humuhumunukunukuapuaa
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The Hawaii State Flag has eight stripes, representing the eight major islands - of white, red and blue; the field closely resembles the Union Jack of Great Britain, from which the original flag apparently was designed.

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The Hawaii State Motto: The words Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono which mean "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness." The saying is attributed to King Kamehameha III as of July 31, 1843, when the Hawaiian flag once more was raised after a brief period of unauthorized ursurpation of authority by a British admiral.

The Hawaii State Anthem: "Hawaii Ponoi", written by King Kalakaua and set to music by Professor Henry Berger, the Royal Bandmaster. It was also the anthem of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Territory of Hawaii.

The State Flower of Hawaii - Yellow Hibiscus
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Orchids abound in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian word for orchid is Okika

Hawaiian Orchid
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Hawaiian Orchid
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Hawaiian Orchid
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Table Coral is not found in the eight Major Hawaiian Islands, though it is common in the Leeward Hawaiian Islands - Northwestern Islands of Hawaii - Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument which features the longest chain of coral in the world. To visit the Leeward Hawaiian Islands Page click here - where you may also see photos of Northwestern Islands coral or view the coral photographs immediatelly below:

Table Coral at French Frigate Shoals
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Closeup photo of Northwestern Islands Table Coral

To See More Photos of Hawaii Plants and Animals, Go to the Hawaii Geography Page or Click Here.

Below is a table showing the twenty-four largest landowners in Hawaii and how much land they possess. Amfac, LLC., was at one time known as American Factors and owned such things as the Liberty House department store (which has been bought out by Macy's) and C & H Sugar.

Rank	Landowner	Acreage
1	Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate	341,546
2	Castle & Cooke	149,000
3	Richard Smart (Parker Ranch)	140,000
4	S.M. Damon Estate	121,659
5	C. Brewer and Co., Ltd	97,346
6	Alexander & Baldwin	95,340
7	James Campbell Estate	79,039
8	AMFAC, LLC	65,039
9	Molokai Ranch	56,217
10	Gay & Robinson	55,800
11	Theo H. Davies & Company, Ltd.	50,887
12	Niihau Ranch	46,065
13	McCandles Properties	34,418
14	Haleakala Ranch	32,701
15	Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.	29,000
16	W.H. Shipman, Limited	23,350
17	World Union Industrial Corporation	23,206
18	Yee Hop, Ltd.	22,391
19	Grove Farm Company, Inc.	22,223
20	Ulupalakua Ranch, Inc.	20,313
21	Puu-O-Hoku Ranch	13,734
22	Queen’s Medical Center	13,000
23	Jack, Henry, Norman Greenwell	11,850
24	Kealakekua Ranch, Ltd.	10,755

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Select a link below to visit Niihau - the Forbidden Island where the only pure Hawaiians still live; take virtual field trips on the island of Kahoolawe, the Forgotten Island which has been uninhabited since the federal government claimed it to use for a practice bombing range during the Second World War, WWII; explore Hawaiian music and Polynesian music; and Hawaiiana - Hawaii, its history, its heritage, its culture, its people, its language, its land and complete travel information for visitors to all its islands.

Niihau Page

Kahoolawe Page

Music

Geography

Hawaiiana

The Leeward Islands of Hawaii are also known as the Northwestern Islands of Hawaii as well as the Leeward Hawaiian Islands and consist of 130 islands, islets, atolls and shoals that stretch 1,200 miles northwest of Kauai ending with Kure Atoll about 55 miles northwest of Midway Atoll - site of the historic World War II naval battle between the American and the Japanese navies: the Battle of Midway. It was the turning point of the naval war. On June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush signed Presidential Proclamation 8031 that created the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. On March 2, 2007, it was renamed "Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument". The monument is managed by the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in close coordination with the State of Hawaii. Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument is the largest nature preserve in the world. The 140,000-square-mile monument with 2.7 million acres of coral reef, is home to endangered Hawaiian monk seals (the Hawaii State Mammal), threatened green sea turtles, 14 million nesting seabirds and 7,000 species of marine animals -- a quarter of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Prominent species include the threatened Green Sea Turtles and the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals, the Laysan and Nihoa Finches, the Nihoa Millerbirds, Laysan Ducks, and seabirds such as the Laysan Albatrosses. Seventy percent of the coral in the United States lies in the Leeward Hawaiian Islands.

The name, Papahanaumokuakea, reflects Hawaiian mythology relating to the birth and genealogy of the Hawaiian Islands. Papahanaumoku, according to legend, is the goddess who gave birth to the Hawaiian Islands and her husband was Wakea.

Governor Lingle and the State of Hawaii have demonstrated strong support for the protection of the NWHI. In September 2005, after a three-and-a-half-year public process that resulted in more than 25,000 public comments, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle established a State Marine Refuge in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that set aside all State waters as a limited access, no-take marine protected area. This created the largest marine conservation area in the history of the State, protecting 1,026 square miles of coral reefs from the shoreline to three miles offshore. The Lingle Administration also worked closely with the federal government to ensure similar protections at the national level, which culminated with the President's designation of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as a marine national monument on June 15, 2006. Looking to the future, the Lingle Administration is proactively pursuing the designation of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument as a World Heritage Site. Fewer than 150 sites on the planet have been granted this internationally significant designation by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

To explore the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, click here.

Maps of Hawaii A map of the state of Hawaii and individual pop-up maps of each of the Hawaiian islands as well as a tidbit of miscellany regarding the individual islands.
Relocation, Employment, Miscellany and Potpourri A webpage for people moving to Hawaii, seeking employment, as well as statistics, miscellany and a potpourri of things concerning life in Hawaii from the useful, like finding jobs and housing in the Hawaiian Islands - to the interesting, like the sharks of Hawaii and the music of Hawaiians. Click on the flag and enjoy!
Sharks of Hawaii Webpage Mako means "shark" in Hawaiian. Another Hawaiian word for shark is "mano" for various kinds of sharks, such as mano kihikihi for hammerhead sharks. General information and many pictures regarding the forty plus species of sharks in Hawaiian waters who pose little threat to human beings. The sharks that have posed the most hazards in Hawaii have been tiger sharks, galapagos sharks, scalloped hammerhead sharks and gray reef sharks. While great white sharks can be dangerous, they do not frequent Hawaiian waters in great numbers because of their feeding habits. For more info about which shark species are the most aggressive and the most dangerous, more photographs, fascinating facts, shark research, safety tips, suggested reading and links to more shark websites, click, here.

• Kilauea Volcano Page Click above to see photos of Kilauea Volcano lava fountains, lavafalls, lavastreams, calderas and molten lava creating clouds of steam as it enters the ocean. Also connect to maps of Kilauea's underground activity as well as obtain information concerning Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, other volcanoes of Hawaii, the United States and the world.

The Islands Page Information about each individual Hawaiian Island. Every island is unique and has its own distinct history and flavor. The different islands possess special geographical and cultural features which distinguish them from the other islands of Hawaii and Polynesia.

Hawaiian Language Translations and Translators
as well as translators and dictionaries for 150 other languages, click here.

Hawaiian Language Dictionaries

The original language of Hawaii was Hawaiian which is a Polynesian tongue similar to some other Pacific island languages. Even today a great deal of Hawaiian music is sung in the native lyric and melodic Hawaiian Language. To use dictionaries of the Hawaiian language and language translators for 150 other languages, including other Polynesian and Native American tongues, click here. There is also a dictionary of computer terminology as well as E-mail, chat room and instant messenger language translators.

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