Can you give me facts about Hawaii?

Answer 1

State Abbreviation - HI
State Capital - Honolulu
Largest City - Honolulu
Area - 10,932 square miles [Hawaii is the 43rd biggest state in the USA]
Population - 1,211,537 (as of 2000) [Hawaii is the 42nd most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Hawaiians
Major Industries - tourism, agriculture (bananas, pineapples, macadamia nuts, taro)
Major Rivers - Wailuku River (on the island of Hawaii), Anahulu River (on the island of Oahu)
Major Lakes - Salt Lake
Highest Point - Mauna Kea - 13796 feet (4,205 m) above sea level
Bordering Body of Water - Pacific Ocean
Origin of the Name Hawaii - Hawaii may been named for the traditional home of the Polynesians, Hawaii or Hawaiki, called "Owhyhee".
State Nickname - Aloha State
State Motto - "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono" - The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
State Song - Hawaii Ponoi (meaning Hawaii's Own)
State Bird - Nene, the Hawaiian Goose
State Mammal - Monk Seal
State Marine Mammal - Humpback whale
State Fish - Humuhumunukunuku apua'a, The Reef triggerfish
State Gem - Black Coral
The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.

Answer 2

Did you know..

-Hawaii produces about 320,000 tons of pineapple each year?

-Hawaii has the highest population density in the United States?

-Hawaii is the only U.S. state whose majority of people are non-white.

-Hawaii has the fewest overweight people in the United States.

-Hawaii has the highest life expectancy in the United States. Life expectancy for males is 75, for females 80 years.