Hawaii

Hawaii Mary Claire

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Hawaii State Flag

Motto and Nickname State Nickname- The

Aloha State.State Motto- The life of

the land is perpetuated in righteousness.

State Song: Hawaii PonoiHawaii's own true sons, be loyal to

your chief. Your country's liege and lord, the Alii(1).

Father above us all, Kamehameha(2),

Who guarded in the war with his ihe(3).

(1) Alii (ah-lee-ee) sovereign (2) (2) Kamehameha (Kah-may'-ha-

may'-ha) king who first unified the islands.

(3) ihe (ee-hay) spear

Beaches

On average, 7,627,819 people come to visit the Hawaiian beaches every year.

Volcanoes Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, located on

Hawaii’s Big Island, is home to the world’s most active and largest volcano, Kilauea.

Pearl Harbor Monument- Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona memorial is

one of Hawaii’s top tourist destinations with over 1,500,000 visitors annually.

- The museum and monument remember the 1,177 sailors killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, by Japanese forces.

Governor Linda LingleLinda Lingle is the sixth and current Governor of the State of Hawaii. She took office on December 2, 2002. She holds many “firsts” for the State of Hawaii, including:

- first Republican governor in 40

years;- first female

governor;- first Jewish

governor;- first mayor elected governor; and- first governor with

no children.

Honolulu

Major ExportsHawaii is the only U.S. state to grow coffee. The state is famous for its Kona coffee which is planted in volcanic soil.

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