Hawaii is the only archipelagic state in the United States, consisting of 132 islands in the central Pacific Ocean. Lu Lu badminton (Honolulu), the capital of Honolulu, is located in Oahu. The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruption, including 8 large islands and 124 small islands, stretching for 2450 kilometers, forming a crescent-shaped island chain. The earliest inhabitants were Polynesians. After 1778, immigrants from Europe and Asia moved in one after another. The Kingdom of Hawaii was founded in 1795. 1898 was annexed by the United States. 1900 belongs to the United States.
Hawaii is the largest island with two active volcanoes. The climate is mild and pleasant throughout the year, and the precipitation is greatly influenced by topography, which varies greatly from place to place, and the forest coverage rate is nearly 50%. Honshu is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and consists of 19 major islands and coral reefs.
Hawaii's economy
The main industries in Hawaii include tourism, defense industry and agriculture. Pearl Harbor on the south coast of Oahu is the largest US military port in the Pacific Ocean. Honolulu, the state capital, is the industrial and commercial center of Zhou Xia. Agriculture is the pillar of the local economy, producing sugar cane, pineapple, coffee, bananas and so on. Hawaii is suitable for sugarcane growth.
Two-thirds of the islands grow sugarcane and produce about 1 10,000 tons of raw sugar every year. It is equivalent to 10% of the total annual sugar consumption in the United States, so it is called the sugar island of the United States. Industry is mainly food processing industry, with a small amount of oil refining, chemicals and cement. Both grain and major industrial products depend on imports. Due to the pleasant climate and charming scenery, the tourism industry is very developed, with an average annual reception of more than 7 million tourists. Oahu is a tourist center.
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