Hawaii En Ingles

Hawaii

Is the most recent of the 50 U.S. states (joined the Union on August 21, 1959), and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean.

Capital

(and largest city)

Honolulu

Largest metro

Oahu metropolitan area

Area Ranked 43rd

- Total 10,931 sq mi

(28,311 km2)

- Width n/a miles (n/a km)

- Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)

- % water 41.2

- Latitude 18° 55′ N to 28° 27′ N

- Longitude 154° 48′ W to 178° 22′ W

Population Ranked 40th

- Total 1,392,313 (2012 est)

- Density

214/sq mi (82.6/km2)

Ranked 13th

Before statehood Territory of Hawaii

Admission to Union

August 21, 1959 (50th)

Governor

Neil Abercrombie

Lieutenant Governor

Shan Tsutsui

Legislature

State Legislature

- Upper house

Senate

- Lower house

House of Representatives

U.S. Senators

Brian Schatz

Mazie Hirono

U.S. House delegation

1: Colleen Hanabusa

2: Tulsi Gabbard

Time zone

Hawaii: UTC −10

Hawaii’s diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, (wind) surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Due to its mid-Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with its own vibrant native culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.

The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are (from the northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui and the island of Hawaiʻi. The last is the largest and is often called "The Big Island" to avoid confusing the name of the island with the name of the state as a whole. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.

Hawaii is the 8th smallest, the 11th least populous, but the 13th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. Hawaii's ocean coastline is approximately 750 miles (1,210 km) long, which is fourth in the United States after those of Alaska, Florida and California.

Hawaii is one of two states that do not observe daylight saving time, the other being Arizona. It is also one of two states that are not in the Contiguous United States; the other is Alaska. Additionally, Hawaii is the only U.S. state not to be located in the Americas. Hawaii is also the only state with an Asian plurality.

Etymology

Akaka Falls

The Hawaiian language word Hawaiʻi derives from Proto-Polynesian Sawaiki, with the reconstructed meaning "homeland"; Hawaiʻi cognates are found in other Polynesian languages, including Māori (Hawaiki), Rarotongan (ʻAvaiki), and Samoan (Savaiʻi). According to Pukui and Elbert, "Elsewhere in Polynesia, Hawaiʻi or a cognate is the name of the underworld or of the ancestral home, but in Hawaiʻi, the name has no meaning."

Spelling of state name.

A somewhat divisive political issue arose when the constitution of the state of Hawaii added Hawaiian as a second official state language:

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