Hawaii

"Big Island" is not the name of the island but only a reference to it. "Hawaii Island" is the English name of the island but people say "Big Island" as to not confuse the island's name with the name of the state. It needs to be remembered, however, that the island had a name during its approximately fifteen hundred year occupation by people prior to the arrival of Captain Cook. One older name is Moku o Keawe (Island of Keawe), which was applied to honor the 17th century high chief Keawe'īkekahiali'iokamoku.

Well, there aren't many "cities" on Maui, but if you mean popular among travelers, here are some thoughts:

1. "Hana" - well, it's not really the community, but the "Road to...Hana" that just about every visitor knows because the drive is through some of the most lush "rainforest" type areas.

2. "Lahaina" is the old whaling port town on the west coast of the north side of the island. It's loaded with restaurants, shops, activity centers, a couple of the better luaus, touristy theater shows, a movie theater, and is probably the most "touristy" town. It also has historic buildings from the early days of European and American settlement.

3. "Kihei", along the west coast of the south side of the island, was until last year one of the fastest, if not the fastest, growing 'cities' in the US. It is some 10 miles in length, is composed of a number of neighborhoods that originally were individual native Hawai'ian Villages, several great beaches, pretty good shopping, restaurants, and a lot of condominiums that are not "resorts" although most have some kind of amenity like a pool. One of the four multiple screen movie theaters is in the middle of Kihei.

4. "Ka'anapali", just north of Lahaina, is really a city of hotels, some condos and several golf courses. Several of the hotels condominiumized themselves, and one of the larger outdoor shopping centers - Whaler's Village, and the "Cannery Mall".

5. "Wailea" is another area where there's no real "town" but a collection of high end resorts, high end condos and golf courses, with another major outdoor mall, beautiful beaches, etc.

6. "Pa'ia" is a bohemian town on the north shore of south Maui, with funky shops, hippie types, another great beach, home of wind surfing - Ho'okipa. Willie Nelson is part owner of a bar called "Charley's Place".

7. "Makawao" is upcountry, has a small town center, is home to some artists, a rodeo, a few shops (that tend to be higher priced....) and a few restaurants.

8. "Kahului" is the port city, has several malls including the largest on the island (Queen Ka'ahumanu Mall with a Sears and Macys and multiplex), a Costco, Whole Foods, Maui Mall (which suffered when Queen opened but also has a multiplex), has a hidden beach next door with great wind surfing, has the primary airport, is where the big cruise ships come in, has hospitals, the community college, and the "MACC" which is the Maui Arts & Cultural Center which has two theaters for live productions, music, etc.

9. "Wailuku" borders Kahului on the west, is the seat of County government, has buildings from the early part of the last century, a theater (the 'Iao which during WWII saw the likes of Bob Hope & Bing Crosby entertaining the troops stationed there), was really regenerating itself until last year or so and is again apparently falling into some decline. There are a couple of youth hostels, resale shops, a few great "plate lunch" shops, the County building, and a few museums. It is also the entrance to the 'Iao Valley, a quick alternative to the Road to Hana and is a beautiful, lush area and garden.

There are other "popular spots" but you asked for "cities" so I'll stop there.

Yes -feewet

Fossil fuels.

The eruption took place probably a long long time ago before Britain was broken of

from the original super continent as there are now no volcanoes in Britain and it isn't in a major area of frequent earthquake activity

The flight time from Chicago in the US to Maui in Hawaii is approximately 8 hours and 27 minutes.

The total distance is about 6763.57 km or 4202 miles.

The flight time is approximate. Factors such as weather conditions could alter the length of the flight.

Polynesians from BOTH the Marquesas Islands and Tahiti.

Lava rocks. All of the Hawaiian islands were created by volcanoes.

The ocean water temperature off Hawaii only varies from about 76 to 81 degrees F.

Colder is from about December to April, warmer May to November.

American planters organized an uprising; without consulting the U.S. government, they pursuaded a U.S. official to land 50 U.S. marines to help over throw the queen & set up a pro-American government.

IT'S RIGHT; TRUST ME .........

By: Aida Luz-Natasha Fernandez ♥

There are hundreds of active volcanoes in the world, a few of which are in Hawaii. The most active Hawaiian volcano, Kilauea, is one of the most active in the world.

Yes, there are military bases in Hawaii. The Navy base in Hawaii is Pearl Harbor but also known as a military base but there is another military base nearby Pearl Harbor is called Hickam Air Force base. Coast guard base and marine base are also military bases in Hawaii.

No there is no bridge that connects the "mainland" to the Hawaiian Islands.

One yard of delivered concrete is $250.00. Prices change according to location. One cubic yard contains 27 cubic feet. Concrete is sold in cubic yards. A yard of concrete weighs approximately 4200 pounds.

Hawiian Airlines is the premier airline for trips to and from the islands of Hawaii. You should visit the Hawaiian Airlines website or their wikipedia page to find out more about them!

The hawaiian alphabets are made up of 13 letters. A E I O U H K L M N P W '

Pronounced as Ah Ay Ee Oh U Hay Kay Lah Moo Noo Pee Vay and an 'Okina or glottal stop... The Macron or line above a vowel is called a Kahako or just simply Ko... It is not considered a letter because it only works with vowels

No, Saipan isn't located in Guam, but it is an island a little north of Guam.

A, it changed the social structure of hawaii

okole maluna! or in japanese: kanpai/kampai

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Aloha. Answer: Temps will range from the mid 60s at night to close to 100 during the days depending upon where one might be (which island and what part of each island). Hawai`i has the most complexed climate of all of the states of the US.

The pupil-teacher ratio is the total student enrollment divided by the number of full-time-equivalent teachers.

Sites in Hawai'i managed by the National Parks Service:

Haleakala NP

Hawai'i Volcanoes NP

Kalaupapa NHP

Kalako-Honokohau NHP

Pu'ukohola Heiau NHP

World War Two Valor in the Pacific NM

Ala Kahakai Nat Hist Trail