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Hawaii (: /HƏ Waɪi/ Listen Hawaiian (HƏ Vɐjʔi) State United States

Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to join the United States in 1959. It is the only state located in Oceania and composed entirely of islands, stretching across the central Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian archipelago encompasses over a thousand miles and consists of eight main islands from northwest to southeast, with the island of Hawaii being the largest and most commonly referred to as the "Big Island." Hawaii has a diverse landscape and climate that attract many tourists annually, and its culture is strongly influenced by its indigenous Hawaiian culture as well as North American and East Asian cultures.

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Hawaii (: /HƏ Waɪi/ Listen Hawaiian (HƏ Vɐjʔi) State United States

Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to join the United States in 1959. It is the only state located in Oceania and composed entirely of islands, stretching across the central Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian archipelago encompasses over a thousand miles and consists of eight main islands from northwest to southeast, with the island of Hawaii being the largest and most commonly referred to as the "Big Island." Hawaii has a diverse landscape and climate that attract many tourists annually, and its culture is strongly influenced by its indigenous Hawaiian culture as well as North American and East Asian cultures.

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Hawaii (/həˈwaɪi/ ( listen) hə-WY-

ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi]) is the


50th and most recent state to have
joined the United States, having
received statehood on August 21,
1959.[9] Hawaii is the only U.S. state
geographically located in Oceania,
although it is governed as a part
of North America,[10] and the only one
composed entirely of islands. It is the
northernmost island group in Polynesia,
occupying most of an archipelago in the
central Pacific Ocean.[11]
The state encompasses nearly the
entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago,
which comprises hundreds of islands
spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). At
the southeastern end of the archipelago,
the eight main islands are—in order
from northwest to
southeast: Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molok
aʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui,
and Hawaiʻi. The last is the largest
island in the group; it is often called the
"Big Island" or "Hawaiʻi Island" to avoid
confusion with the state or archipelago.
The archipelago is physiographically
and ethnologically part of the Polynesian
subregion of Oceania.
Hawaii's diverse natural scenery, warm
tropical climate, abundance of public
beaches, oceanic surroundings, and
active volcanoes make it a popular
destination for tourists, surfers,
biologists, and volcanologists. Because
of its central location in the Pacific and
19th-century labor migration, Hawaii's
culture is strongly influenced by North
American and East Asian cultures, in
addition to its indigenous
Hawaiian culture. Hawaii has over a
million permanent residents, along with
many visitors and U.S. military
personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the
island of Oʻahu.
Hawaii is the 8th-smallest and the 11th-
least populous, but the 13th-most
densely populated of the 50 U.S. states.
It is the only state with an Asian plurality.
The state's oceanic coastline is about
750 miles (1,210 km) long, the fourth
longest in the U.S. after the coastlines
of Alaska, Florida, and California.

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