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Hawaii Trivia
1. Hawaii has eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and the "Big Island" of Hawaii.
2. Hawaii is the most isolated population center on earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
3. Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.
4. More than one-third of the world's commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii.
5. From east to west Hawaii is the widest state in the United States.
6. The Hawaiian Islands mountain range tops are the biggest in the world.
7. Honolulu's zenith star (the star that rises directly above it) is named Arcturus. The Hawaiians called it Hokule'a (Hoo koo lay uh).
8. Undersea volcanoes erupted thousands of years ago to form the islands of Hawaii.
9. The first Asian American in the U.S. Senate was Hawaii's Hiram Fong. Descended from Chinese immigrants, Fong was elected to the Senate in 1959.
10. Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the U.S. union on August 20, 1959.
11. Hawaii has its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time). There is no daylight savings time. Hawaiian time runs two hours behind Pacific Standard Time, and five hours behind Eastern Standard Time.
12. There are four counties in Hawaii (Kauai; city and county of Honolulu; Maui; and Hawaii). Each city has a mayor and council in charge.
13. The wind blows east to west in Hawaii. The highest recorded temperature is 96 degrees (Honolulu Airport), but temperatures over 92 degrees generally occur only once or twice a year.
14. There are no racial or ethnic majorities in Hawaii.
Everyone is a minority. Caucasians (Haoles) constitute about 34%; Japanese-Americans about 32%; Filipino-American about 16%; and Chinese-American about 5%. It is very difficult to determine racial identification as most of the population has some mixture of ethnicities.
15. Island flowers and colors representing each island:
- Niihau - Pupu Shell - White
- Kauai - Mokihana (Green Berry) - Purple
- Oahu - llima - Yellow
- Maui - Lokelani (Pink Cottage Rose) - Pink
- Molokai - White Kukui Blossom - Green
- Lanai - Kaunaoa (Yellow and Orange Air Plant) - Orange
- Kahoolawe - Hinahina (Beach Heliotrope) - Grey
- Big Island of Hawaii - Lehua Ohia - Red
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