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NICK NAME | Aloha State; Paradise of the Pacific | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Honolulu | |
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LARGEST CITY | Honolulu | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Hilo CDP | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Honolulu | |
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AREA | 10,932 sq. miles; 6,423 sq. miles land, 4,508 sq. miles water. (43rd Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 13,796 ft., Mauna Kea (Hawaii County). | |
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LOWEST POINT | Sea level. | |
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ABBREVIATION | HI (postal); Haw. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 808 | |
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TIME ZONE | Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (2 hours earlier than pacific time) | |
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PART OF REGION | Hawaii | |
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ADMISSION DATE | August 21, 1959 (50th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the middle of North Pacific ocean, about 2,400 miles south west of the U.S. mainland. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Unknown; possibly from Hawaii-Loa, the name of the traditional Polynesia homeland. Originally called teh Sandwich Islands (for the Earl of Sandwich) by British explorer Capt. James Cook. | |
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STATE BIRD | Nene or Hawaiian Goose (Nesochen Sandvicensis) | |
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STATE FISH | Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (Rhinecantus aculeatus) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Pua Aloalo (Hibiscus; rosa-sinensis) | |
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STATE SONG | "Hawaii Ponoi" | |
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STATE TREE | Kukui or Candlenut (Aleurites Moluccana) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono (Hawaiian "The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness") |
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