Hawaii

Hawaii, Oahu and Maui.

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latitude

The president of Hawaii is the president of the United States, Barack Obama.

Technically, the islands only received any form of 'independence' in 1843 after a brief occupation by the United Kingdom.

But after that, the sovereign nation of Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898 and remains under US occupation to this day.

2,553 mi

Distance from San Diego, CA to Kailua-Kona, HI

Hawaii was under an Monarchy, a queen. Other governments wanted Hawaii because it was good for ports and very nice land. The different governments came to Hawaii to start a war. The queen did not want her people to be killed so she surrendered. She was brought to jail and ended up dying waiting for justice. The United States was the highest bidder, so we acquired Hawaii in 1959.

New Zealand

A mixture of hi and hello

From 2003-2009, there had been ferry service between the two islands of Oahu and Maui. The service was called, the Hawaii SuperFerry. Due to not having an adequate EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) required by the State of Hawaii, and negative responses by the people for expansion throughout the islands, the SuperFerry officially ended its service by filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in March 2009. The two high-speed ferries used for the services are now owned by the US Maritime Administration. In Feburary of 2010, Hawaii state lawmakers and leaders were considering buying back the ferries and starting a state-run ferry service.

The above answer is accurate, but it should note that the EIS was waived originally due to the obvious importance of providing an Island ferry service as quickly as possible, and is for the common good. This subsequently caused concern to one political party which felt keeping control was more important than what doing what was actually good for the islands. It clearly exhibits the shortsightedness of the the current Hawaiian political environment, as Hawaii remains the only major archipelago without a ferry service.

Hawaiian Islands Invitational was created in 2011.

Mountainous.

Revolution, the over throw of their Monarchy and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Hawai'i

The state of Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines. The Latitude and Longitude of two cities on either ends of the island chain are: Honolulu: (capital city) 21º 18' N, 157º 51' W and Hilo (on Oahu): 19º 43' N, 155º 05' W. Hawaii is made up of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and "the Big Island" of Hawaii. Maui is the second-largest island, and is between Hawaii and Molokai.

Some are probably seeking work.
Some are on vacation or holiday.
Some are retired and live there.

Yes. Like Puerto Rico, Hawaii was initially a U.S. territory until it was finally annexed as the 50th state in 1959.

In the US you can send a letter first class mail to and from any of our 50 states and District of Columbia for 45 cents today in 2012.

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1893

U.S. Territories

Hawaii.

Hawaii was already a territory of the united states and since most residents were born in Hawaii they were American citizens. The people of Hawaii wanted voting rights, so they campaigned for full statehood.