The closest state other than Hawaii itself is California. It is about 2300 miles as the crow flies. The city in Ca that is closest to Hawaii is Lompoc. The USA is the closest country as well.The distance between Hawaii and Japan is 3580 miles. You can easily see that the US is closest to the Hawaiian Islands.California.
California and Arizona are the closest states surrounding Hawaii.
Alaska and Hawaii. If you go to the mainland, then California, Oregon, and Washington are the closest.
California
Hawaii is a state with volcanoes beneath it!
Alaska
California
It touches more than 5 countries:AustraliaBruneiCambodiaCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaEast TimorEl SalvadorEcuadorFijiGuatemalaHondurasIndonesiaJapanKiribatiNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMalaysiaMarshall IslandsMexicoFederated States of MicronesiaNauruNew ZealandNicaraguaPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesRussiaSamoaSingaporeSolomon IslandsTaiwan1ThailandTongaTuvaluUnited StatesVanuatuVietnam
California.
Hawaii, and on the mainland, Florida.
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Alaska, then Hawaii, however somewhere in WA or OR is actually the closest in the contiguous US