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Hawaii…. by Samantha Raia. State Symbols Famous Hawaiians Map Foods License Plate State Seal State Nickname State Capital Why Should people go to my state. Interesting Facts Language Time Zone Population Economy Weather Sports Landmarks Sources Visit Hawaii. Menu.
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Hawaii…. by Samantha Raia
State Symbols Famous Hawaiians Map Foods License Plate State Seal State Nickname State Capital Why Should people go to my state Interesting Facts Language Time Zone Population Economy Weather Sports Landmarks Sources Visit Hawaii Menu
State Symbols • State flower is the Hibiscus. • State flag is red, white, and blue. • State bird is the Nene • State seal • State license plate • State dance is the Hula
Famous Hawaiians • Keanu Reeves • The Rock The Rock Date of birth-May 2 1972-Real name-Dwayne Douglas Jonson-Movies-Be Cool-Walking Tall-The Scorpion King-The Mummy Returns-Top Gun-Wrestleing Maches-WWE Wrestlemainia X-8-WWE King of the Ring Keanu Reeves Date of birth-Sept. 2 1964 Movies-The Matrix-Enter the Matrix-The Matrix reloaded-The Animatrix-The Matrix reloaded.
Map of Hawaii Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California, the closest part of the United States.
Foods of Hawaii • Macadamia nut • Pineapple
License Plate • State license plate is…
State Seal • The state seal is… • The state motto means “the life of our land is based on goodness and fairness”.
State Nickname • The state nickname is the Aloha state because Aloha is a Hawaiian word for love, affection, and kindness. It also means both hello and goodbye.
State Capital • Honolulu is the Hawaiian state capital. It is one of Hawaii’s eight main islands.
Interesting Facts • Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee. • From east to west Hawaii is the widest state in the United States. • Undersea volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago formed Hawaii. • Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the union. Our last state! • More than one-third of the world’s pineapples come from Hawaii • Hawaii was formed by volcaneoes
Speak Hawaiian • Aa: rough, crumbling lava. • Ae: yes • Aole: no • Akamai: smart, clever • Hula: the dance of the Hawaiians • Kumu: teacher • Luau: party time • Lei: a garland of flowers • Mauna: mountain • Moana: ocean
When it is dinner time in New York it is lunch time in Hawaii. NY time: 5:30pm = Hawaii time: 12:30pm That’s a five hour time difference! Hawaiian Time Zone
Population • The population of Hawaii is 1,211,537. • That’s 188 people per square mile. The United States average is 80 people per square mile. This means Hawaii is crowded!
Economy Industry: Tourism, food processing, apparel, fabricated mental products, stone, clay, and glass products. Agriculture: Sugarcane, pineapples, nursery stock, livestock, macadamia nuts.
Weather Looks nice and hot compared to New York.
Sports • Surfing • Swimming • Windsurfing • Soccer
Landmarks • Kilauea, the world’s most active volcano • Pearl Harbor Memorial • Diamond Head, the most famous volcanic crater in the world.
Sources • www.50states.com • www.google.com • www.askjeeves.com • www.coconutboyhawaiiandictionary.com • www.hawaiiweb.com • Student guide of Hawaii • State book by: Martin Hintz
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