Because then they would have more to offer to other people... trade would be more easier and they would not be in problem when they wanted to travel accross the ocean. They would have no problem accountering more occupations, and more population.
At that time planes could not fly transpacific non-stop, so they wanted to be able to connect in Honolulu. They also needed a new naval base in the Pacific that was closer to Asia.
The islands of Hawaii are in the North Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific ocean surrounds all the islands that make up the state of Hawaii. So Pacific
The Philippines are not in Hawaii. They are two completely separate groups of islands.
Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean borders Hawaii.
The islands of Hawaii are in the Pacific Ocean.
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The Northern Mariana Islands are located in the western Pacific Ocean. If you left Hawaii and traveled 3/4 of the way to the Philippines, you'd reach the Northern Mariana Islands.
Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific, so all of it.
No, it is not. It is a state of the USA. It is an island in the Pacific.
No it is a group of Pacific Islands.
The Pacific Ocean.
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