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Hawaii:
Hawaii is an isolated archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 2,550 miles southwest of Los Angeles and about 3,900 miles southeast of Tokyo.

First settled by Polynesians between A.D. 300 and 600, Hawaii was visited by British captain James Cook in 1778. He named them the Sandwich Islands.

Politically Hawaii is part of North America as a U.S. State, but geographically, because of its (isolated location,) it is not considered part of any continent.

It's comprised of 8 major islands (Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Niihau) and a series of smaller ones. Hawaii is the world's longest island chain.

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, and the United States entered World War II.

Today the islands are one of the premier travel destinations in the world, and to quote Mark Twain, "The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean..."

Hawaii

The flag originally represented the independent kingdom of Hawaii, and was designed at the request of King Kamehameha I.

The British Union Jack (upper left) recalls a similar flag presented to the King by a British army officer in 1793.

Official name: Hawaii
Capital: Honolulu
Statehood: Aug. 21, 1959 the 50th state
State nickname: The Aloha State
Name for residents: Hawaiians
State motto:
Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono
(The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Abbreviation: HI

Hawaii's Historical Event's:

1778 Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands.
1785 The first of many European and American ships trading with Asia stops at Hawaii.
1810 The Hawaiian Islands are unified for the first time under the rule of Kamehameha I.
1819 Kamehameha II abolishes the ancient Hawaiian religion.
1820 The first Christian missionaries from the United States arrive in Hawaii.
1840 Hawaii's first written constitution is adopted.
1848 "Great Mahele," a redistribution of land, begins.
1876 A trade treaty with the United States becomes effective, giving Hawaiian sugar a privileged position in the U.S. market.
1887 The so-called Bayonet Constitution is established, limiting the power of the king and imposing new conditions on the right to vote.
1893 Queen Liliuokalani is deposed by white business leaders, who set up a provisional government.
1894 The Republic of Hawaii is established (July 4).
1898 Hawaii is annexed by the United States.
1900 Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory (June 14).
1941 Japan launches a massive attack on U.S. military bases at Pearl Harbor and other points in Hawaii (December 7). Martial law is imposed on the islands.
1944 Martial law is lifted and civilian government is restored.
1959 Hawaii enters the Union as the 50th state (August 21).
1965 A foreign trade zone is established at Honolulu.
1974 Hawaii's native people are added to the Native American Programs Act, enabling them to qualify for various federal assistance programs.

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