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THE PEOPLE AND THE LANDHAWAIITHE BEAUTIFUL WORLDTHE VALLEY ISLAND HAWAIIs WINTER VISITORSCONTACT ME

THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND






Do you like to travel?
If yes, where have you been ? May be you have been to the paradise called Hawaii ?
If not we'll tease you a little bit.

Population: 1,112,000
Islands: Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, Niihau, and 124 islets
Area: 6,471 sq. mi.
Population per sq. Mi.: 172
Capital and largest city: Honolulu (pop. 841,600)
Elevation: Sea level to 13,796 ft. (Mauna Kea, on island of Hawaii)
Leading industries: Tourism, defense, agriculture (sugar, pineapples, flowers, nursery
products)
Bird: Hawaiian goose (nene)
Flower: Hibiscus
Tree: Candlenut (kukui)
Motto: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono (The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in
Righteousness)
Song: " Hawaii Ponoi" ("Our Hawaii")
Origin of name: Traditionally held to be named after an ancient Polynesian homeland
Hawaiki.
Nicknames: Aloha State, Paradise of the Pacific, Pineapple State.
Surfing (Maui and Oahu): Surfing competitions, exciting for spectators as well as
participants, are held on both islands. Oahu's North Shore is the site of an international
contest around December.
Whale watching Humpback whales can be spotted off Maui, Molokai, and other islands
from high areas and from boats and helicopters.








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