Hawaii is a state in the central Pacific Ocean of the United States.
Made up of the Hawaiian Islands.
The total area is 16,700 square kilometers.
Population 1.135 million (1991).
It is the only state in the United States where less than half of the population is white.
Caucasians account for about one-third, and the rest are Japanese, Polynesians, Filipinos, Chinese, and Koreans.
The capital and largest city is Honolulu (Honolulu).
Around the fifth century, Polynesians moved here from the South Pacific.
In 1795, most of the islands were conquered by King Kamehameha I, and the Kingdom of Hawaii was established in 1810.
The kingdom was overthrown in 1893 and the Republic of China was established the following year.
It was annexed by the United States in 1898 and became a state of the United States in 1959.
The Pacific Ocean is an important strategic location for air and sea transportation, and its strategic location is very important.
There are mainly 8 large islands and more than 120 small islands, which cross the Tropic of Cancer diagonally from southeast to northwest and extend for more than 2,400 kilometers, that is, from Hawaii Island at the southeast end to Kure Island at the northwest end (excluding Midway Island).
The eight main islands are on the south side of the Tropic of Cancer, equivalent to the Hawaiian Islands in a narrow sense, namely Hawaii Island, Maui Island, Kahoolawe Island, Lanai Island, Molokai Island, Oahu Island, Kauai Island, Ni
Howe Island.
The islands are volcanic islands formed by eruptions from huge fissures in the ocean floor.
The Mauna Loa volcano (elevation 4,170 meters) and Kilauea volcano (elevation 1,247 meters) on Hawaii Island are both active volcanoes, and lava flows often overflow from the summit crater and mountainside fissures.
The northeast trade wind prevails all year round, and the windward northeastern slopes of the islands have abundant rainfall and are rich in tropical rainforests; the leeward southwest slopes are dry and rainless, and are rich in tropical grasslands.
Agriculture is the main industry, with sugar cane, pineapples, flowers, livestock, etc. being the most important.
The industry is mainly focused on sugar production, canned pineapples and other food processing.
Hawaii is an important military location, with major naval and air force bases such as Pearl Harbor.
The tourism industry is developed and is the main source of the state's economy. The number of tourists from the United States, East Asia, Western Europe and other places can reach more than 3 million annually (1983).
HAWAII area of ??Hawaii: 16,705 square kilometers; ranks 47th among the 50 states. Population: 895,000 people; ranks 40th among the 50 states. State capital: Honolulu Main city: Hilo
State flower: Hibiscus State bird: Hawaiian goose The name of the state of Hawaii comes from the Polynesian language, meaning "original home". Polynesians colonized the islands of the state more than a thousand years ago. In 1900
Incorporated into the United States. It became the 50th state of the United States on August 21, 1959. The hibiscus flower is the state flower. The state's nickname is "Aloha State" (Hawaiian greetings or farewells to people)
At that time, people often said: "Aloha". Its meaning is love). The state's motto: "Keep the righteous and live." The Life Of The Land Is Perpetuated In Righteousness. The state capital is Honolulu, a tourist attraction. The most attractive
The best place to visit is Waikiki Beach. The weather is beautiful all year round and the water is blue and blue. It is suitable for swimming, surfing, boating, and fishing. There are about two thousand ships entering and leaving Honolulu every year. There are about 2,000 ships entering and leaving Honolulu International Airport every day.
There are as many as 400,000 tourists. There is the University of Hawaii in the city, founded in 1907, with more than 20,000 students. The East West Center established on the campus is very famous. The state has three characteristics: First, the state
They are all volcanic islands. The Hawaiian Islands include one or three islands. This is a tall volcanic cone on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the part exposed above the sea. A large crack occurs at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, and lava flows out, forming a tall volcano with many craters.
, forming many mountain peaks. Some of the peaks are exposed to the sea and become islands. Second, the state has a tropical climate. This makes the United States have territories in three zones: cold (Alaska), warm (forty-eight states in the continental United States), and hot (Hawaiian Islands).
Third, Honshu is the Pacific naval and air force base of the United States and the shipping center of the United States, Asia and Australia. It has a very important position. The climate of the islands is tropical because it is located near the Tropic of Cancer and is affected by the northeasterly trade winds, making the windward slope rainy.
The north wind slope has little rain. The main products are cane sugar and pineapple (pineapple or pineapple). The latter's output accounts for about three-quarters of the world's output. The main income of this state: The first is the defense industry. The second is tourism. The third is
Sugar industry. The fourth is the pineapple industry. Oahu is located in the northwest of Hawaii Island. On the south coast of the island are Pearl Harbor and Honolulu. The former is the largest military port in the Pacific in the United States; the latter is Honolulu.
Industrial and commercial center. The island is 3,800 kilometers east of San Francisco and 8,890 kilometers west of Hong Kong. The word "Hawaii" originates from the Polynesian language.
Around the 4th century AD, a group of Polynesians arrived in canoes across the waves and settled here. They named the island "Hawaii", which means "original home".