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Fast Facts about Hawaii State

Hawaii is more commonly referred to as one of the best tourist destinations in the world, and it is mainly because of the sunny skies and beautiful ocean. When planning a trip to Hawaii, you may be interested in gathering up some facts so you can already become quite acquainted with the islands before you even set foot in there.

All about the Land

• Hawaii is actually a state comprised of several islands, making it the only state in the USA which is not physically connected to North America. Its parts are comprised of eight islands which are Hawaii Island, Kahoolawe Island, Lanai Island, Molokai Island, Iihau Island, Maui Island, Kauai Island and Oahu Island. Out of the eight islands, the biggest of them all is Hawaii Island.
• Your search for active volcanoes in Hawaii will lead you to the town of Kilauea, which has active volcanoes aplenty and is also known as the Guava Capital in the entire world.
• Hawaii also has the tallest mountain in the world, thanks to the existence of the White Mountain or Mauna Kea. It is actually taller than Mount Everest itself.

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• Hawaii is the only state in the USA which grows and cultivates coffee.
• If pineapples are your thing, you will be interested to know that around one third of the world supply in pineapples will trace its roots to Hawaii.
• Hawaii's maximum revenues are mainly sourced from its agriculture and tourism efforts - including exportation of not just pineapples but taro, bananas and macadamia nuts, too.

History - Then and Now

• In 1778, the first person to ever set foot in the Hawaiian Islands is the British explorer Captain James Cook.
• The current United States president, Barack Obama, was actually born in Hawaii (Honolulu, to be exact) on August 4, 1961.

Lovin' the Language

Want to say 'hello' and 'goodbye' in Hawaiian? The only term for this is 'aloha', and it is interchangeable to signal arriving and leaving.

The Hawaiian word 'lei' stands for a very beautiful thing - a garland of beautiful flowers around the neck and is a symbol for both love and affection. This is very much a part of Hawaiian culture and something prominently used and displayed even up to now.

The Hawaiian alphabet, also known as piapa, only has twelve letters: the five vowels and selected seven consonants - which are H, K, L, M, N, P and W.

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• Hawaii is special because it has the Hawaiian Standard Time - a time zone which is two hours behind PST and five hours running behind EST. incidentally, Hawaii also does not have daylight savings time.
• The "Whale Watching Capital" is also found in Hawaii - specifically, in the Maui islands where humpback whales are found.
• Apart from being the "Whale Watching Capital", Hawaii is also the only place where you will find the very rare monk seal - one of the rarest sea creatures in the entire world.