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Just the Facts:

Capital: Honolulu
Population: 1,211,537
Governor: Benjamin Cayetano (D, to December 2002)
Entered the Union: August 21, 1959
As the: 50th state
Motto: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Nickname: Aloha State
Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
Bird: Nene
Song: Hawaii Ponoi (Hawaii's Own)
Sports Teams: None.
Origin of Name: The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. They may also have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.
Major Industries: Tourism, Sugarcane, Pineapples
Historical Sites: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Polynesian Cultural Center, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Iolani Palace, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Kealakekua Bay, Royal Mausoleum
Points of Interest: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala National Park, Waikiki Beach, Akaka Falls, Aloha Tower, Barking Sands, Sea Life Park, Waimea Canyon
Bordering States: Hawaii is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.
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Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Follow these links to read articles about Hawaii from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:

Encarta Concise Encyclopedia

Columbia Encyclopedia

Information Please Almanac

Other Helpful links:

Hawai'i State Government Home Page (http://www.hawaii.gov/)
Everything connected with Hawaii's government.

Aloha from Hawaii--Hawaii's World Wide Web Home Page
(http://www.hawaii.net/cgi-bin/hhp?)
This page will take you to every link on Hawaii you could imagine!

Aloha from Hawaii (http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii_magazine/magazine.shtml)
Hawaii's online magazine! Includes an up-to-date calendar and a glossary of the Hawaiian language.

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