Hawaii
Hawaii is the “youngest” state of the 50 United States,
joining the union on Aug 21, 1959.
Hawaii is also the only state comprised of entirely islands, and is the
only state not located in the Americas. You can find Hawaii in the central
Pacific ocean. There are 8 main islands of Hawaii, with hundreds of others
forming the entire Hawaiian archipelago. The main 8 are – Ni’ihau (a private
island), Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Kaho’olawe, Maui and the “Big Island”
or Island of Hawai’i.
I have not been to Hawaii yet, however it IS on my bucket
list, and I WILL make it there some day! If you’d like to plan your Hawaiian
Adventure, email me at destinationsbydebbie16@yahoo.com
and we’ll plan a trip together! (I might tag along as well! J )
State Facts-
The State Capital is
Honolulu
State population (as of 2015) was 1,431,603
State Nickname- the
Aloha State
Top 5 Cities- (click on the
name to visit the website)
Fun things to do- (click on the name to visit the
website)
Fun Facts-
Lolani Palace in Honolulu is the only royal palace in the
United States.
Hawaii is the southernmost state in the US, and Ka Lae, on
the Big Island is the southernmost point in the US.
Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee
Hawaii is the only state in the US to honor a king,
Celebrating King Kamehameha Day on June 11th. King Kamehameha is
knows for uniting the Hawaiian Islands in 1810.
There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian Alphabet, A, E, I, O, U and H,K,L,M,N,P & W
Hawaii is the widest state in the US, from east to west, it
stretches across 1500 miles.
Climate
The climate in Hawaii is tropical, although the humidity and
temperatures are not as brutal due to the near-constant trade winds from the
east. Typically, summer months see a high around 88 degrees in the daytime, and
75 degrees at night. Winter months you would expect highs around 83 degrees
during the daytime and lows around 65 in the lower elevations. Snow is very rare, but can sometimes be found
on the big island at the higher elevations (usually above 13,800 feet). There are usually only 2 seasons in Hawaii,
the Dry season, which runs from May to October, and the wet season, from
October to April.
The second highest average annual rainfall on Earth is found in
Hawaii on Mount Wai’ale’ale on the island of Kaua’i. They see around 460 inches
of rain per year in this area.
The highest ever recorded temperature in Hawaii is 100 degrees, on
April 27,1931, which ties with Alaska as the lowest record high temperature
observed in the US.
The lowest recorded temperature was 12degrees, making Hawaii the
only state to have never recorded a sub-zero Fahrenheit temperature.
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