October 4th, 2009 by virayvibe

hawaiiHawaii, the country of several islands is one of the most popular destinations in the world. Located in the southernmost part of the United States, it is the only state that are not geographically in North America. Discover some of the most interesting on the island.

1. Captain James Cook, British explorer was the first to set foot in Hawaii in 1778 Step

2. Hawaii consists of eight islands Iihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and Hawaii

3. Hawaii is the largest of eight islands

4. Hawaii is nick named as the “Aloha State”

5. Aloha means “hello” or “Good Bye ‘

6. Kilauea, one of the Hawaiian city is known for its active volcanoes and noted the Capital Guava “the world”

7. Hawaii has its own time zone and is known as Hawaiian Standard Time. This zone is 2 hours behind Pacific Standard Time and five hours behind normal time.

8. There is no daylight saving time in Hawaii

9. The summit of Mauna Kea (which means “white mountain”) is 4205 meters above the average level of the sea and 10,203 feet above its base on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Regarding this measure, Mauna Kea is the highest mountain in the world, and it is higher than Mount Everest, the highest mountain above sea level on

10. Maui is the Whale Watching Capital aware “of Hawaii. With humpback whales, Maui is the fifth in the world of whales

11. Mauna Loa is the world’s largest active volcanoes

12. Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee

13. “Lei” is the Hawaiian word for a garland, and it is a very popular concept in Hawaiian culture. This means wrapping the garland around the neck, a symbol of tenderness and love

14. The beautiful yellow hibiscus, called “Pua Aloalo” local Hawaiian language is the state flower and kukui, also known as a knob of light, is the state tree is known

15. The animal symbols of state are:
• State Bird: Nene, Hawaiian Goose
• State Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale
• State Fish: Humuhumunukunuku apua’a, triggerfish Reef

16. Hawaii earns maximum revenue from tourism and agriculture, including bananas, especially pineapple, macadamia nuts and taro

17. More than one third of the world’s commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii

18. Barack Obama (44th U.S. President) was in Honolulu, Hawaii, 4 Born in August 1961

19. The Hawaiian language is an oral tradition and the Hawaiian alphabet (OUI) contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 7 consonants (H, K, L, M, N, P, W )

20. Hawaii is still home and land in one of the rarest species of monk seal

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