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Hawaii Facts and Top Attractions:

Hawaii Fun Facts:

Nicknames: Aloha State

Capitol: Honolulu

Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono - The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness

Song: Hawaii Ponoi - Hawaii's Own words: Kalakaua, music: Henri Berger

Flower: Hibiscus or Pua Aloalo, Hibiscus brackenridgei

Tree: Kukui - Candlenut, Aleurites moluccana

Bird: Nene

Gained Statehood: August 21, 1959

Name Origin: The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.

Hawaii Visitor and Travel Information:

Hawaii is famous for its surf which is among the biggest and best in the world. There are six major Hawaiian islands: Oahu, Maui, The Big Island of Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai. Visitor can enjoy live volcanoes, lava flows, tropical rain forests, pristine beaches, sugar cane fields, pineapple plantations and many historic sites.

Hawaii Tourist Attractions and Points of Interest:

Polynesian Cultural Center
Lapakahi State Historical Park
Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Ruins of Pu'ukohola Heiau
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
USS Arizona Memorial
Honolulu Zoo
The Karibuni Reserve
Tropical Forest
Hawaiian Waters adventure Park
Maui Ocean Center
Hanauma Bay State Underwater Park
He'eia State Park
Kaka'ako Waterfront Park
Wailuku River State Park

Wailua River State Park
'Akaka Falls State Park
Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park
Ha'ena State Park
Koke'e State Park
Na Pali Coast State Park
Ka'ena Point State Park
Kahana Valley State Park
Polihale State Park
Waimea Canyon State Park
Makena State Park
The Karibuni Reserve
Tropical Forest
Hawaiian Waters adventure Park
Maui Ocean Center

Hawaii History:

First settled by Polynesians sailing from other Pacific islands between A.D. 300 and 600, Hawaii was visited in 1778 by British captain James Cook, who called the group the Sandwich Islands. Throughout most of the 19th century, Hawaii was a native kingdom. The expansion of the sugar industry meant increasing U.S. business and political involvement. Queen Liliuokalani was deposed, and a year later the Republic of Hawaii was established with Sanford B. Dole as president. Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1900. The United States became involved in World War II as a direct result of the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Famous Hawaii Residents or Natives:

Salevaa Atisanoe (Konishiki) , George Ariyoshi ,Angela Perez Baraquio , Tia Carrere , Steve Case , Father Damien , Hiram L. Fong , Don Ho , Kaahumanu , Duke Paoa Kahanamoku , Kamehameha I , Kamehameha V , Liliuokalani ,Bette Midler , Ellison Onizuka , Chad Rowan (Akebono) , Harold Sakata , Carolyn Suzanne Sapp , James Shigeta , Don Stroud ,John Waihee ,