Hawaii

= Hawaii = = Capital: Honolulu =

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**Origin Of State:** One belief is that Hawaii's name comes from the combination of the two words, 'Hawa' which means traditional homeland, and 'ii' which means small and raging. Another theory, is that the name comes from the traditional discoverer Hawaii Loa. ======

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**Location:**Hawaii is around 2,400 miles of the southwest coast of the continental United States. Hawaii is just south of the Tropic ofCancer and about 3,590 miles off the coast of Mexico and it is surrounded by water. ======

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**Climate:** The climate in Hawaii is slightly different on each island but in all Hawaii recieves a lot of ain and is usually fairly humid. The temperature range in Hawaii is between 87.1 degrees, and 65.3 degrees. In the summer, Hawaii's average temperature is 82 degrees fahrenheit and in winter, the average tempature is 72 degrees fahrenheit. The rainfall per year averages out to about 488 inches per year and the preciption ranges from less than 10 inches, to more than 400 inches a year. ======

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 * Physical Geography: **Hawaii is a beautiful state where 36 sqare miles of its land is covered by water. Hawaii has two major bodies of water,Wailuku River and the Salt lake. Hawaii is part of a chain made up of 132 islands which are all ontop of an under water volcanic mountain. Hawaii`s coastline is put together by many cliffs with the soft, white, sandy, beaches below. Hawaii`s terrain is mostly bulit up of tropical rainforests, but other parts of the land are semi desserts such as beaches this land is also the home of many active and unactive volcanios. Hawaii`s elevation is around 3,030 feet above sea level but the highest point in Hawaii is called Mauna kea which is 13,796 feet in the air. ======

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**People:** The population density of Hawaii is, but all of Hawaii's residents are spread out into 10 major cities. The 5 of most popular cities are Honolulu containg around 371,657 citizens, Hilo which contains 43,050 citizens, Kailua contains 37,079, Pearl City has 31,572 citizens, and Waimalu contains 29,662. ======

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 * Fun Activities: ** You can do all sorts of fun things when your on one of Hawaii`s islands. Some people would prefer to take a tour of Pearl Harbor and other might want to take a surf lesson onone of Hawaii`s beautiful beaches! Wether you would like to try water sports or Taking a trip to the honolulu Acadamy of Arts Museum where you can see a lilypad pond and differnt artwork in the 30 galleries they have availible. Other visitors would rather visit Wet`n`wild Hawaii were they can go on the many fun and exciting water rides the have to offer. Hanauma Bay is a beautiful protected wildlife preserve where many people love to go and snorkle that offers another attration. ======

**Tourist Attractions:** Between luaus, helicopter tours, and snorkeling, there is so much to do in Hawaii. tourists would dfinily want to take a snorkeling tour where they can see the uderwater world. Many people would also like to visit Kohala Country waterfalls where the can get an amazing workout and still catch these amanzing sites!

**Population Density:** Oh Hawaii's capital Honolulu, over 250 people live in one square mile. On the other islands, the amount of people living per square mile ranges from 5 to 50 or, 50 to 100.

**Land Use:** Hawaii uses all of their 132 island for commercial farming.

**Natural resources:** Hawaii has many natural recources like papaya, pineapple, sugarcane, coconuts, coffee beans, and macadamia nuts. the people of hawaii also has a great amont of acess such as eggs milk onions potatoes and other fruit juices.

State Fish: Hunuhumunukunukuapua`a State Mammal: Hawaiian Monk Seal State Flower: Pua Aloalo State Plant: Kalo State Insect: Pulele hua <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">State Gem: Black Coral State Bird: Nene
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Website Creators: Abigail Dodds Amanda Schmitt Period 6 Due Date: Friday, February 4th 2011.

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