Hawaii State Information

The island group of Hawaii lies 3860km (2400 miles) off mainland USA, comprised of 132 islands and atolls. Hawaii consists of eight islands - Big Island (also named Hawaii), Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kauai, Kahoolawe and Niihau.
Hawaii is the 50th state (entered Union in 1959). The capital of the state of Hawaii is Honolulu, situated on Oahu Island.
Hawaii state symbols
Hawaii state nickname: Aloha state

State motto
"Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono" (the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness). The words were uttered by King Kamehameha III, when the Hawaiian flag was once more raised after a brief usurpation of authority by a British admiral (July 31, 1843).

State bird
The state bird - the nene, or Hawaiian goose - is endangered and protected by law.

State flower
Yellow hibiscus (pua ma'o hau hele; Hibiscus brackenridgei)

State marine mammal
The humpback whale migrates annually from Alaska to Hawaii (generally during the months of December through April).

Population
Population of the state of Hawaii consists of: 32% mixed ethnicity, 22% Caucasian, 22% Japanese, 12% Filipino, 5% Chinese, 1% Hawaiian
State resident population: 1,211,537
De facto population (includes all persons physically present, including military and visitors, but excludes residents temporarily absent): 1,334,023
(Source: State of Hawaii, year 2000 statistics)

Hawaii climate is warm throughout the year, with an average temperature of 75-85° F (24-29° C). Other important features of Hawaii climate are moderate humidity and persistant northeasternly trade winds.
For most of Hawaii, there are only two seasons: "summer," between May and October, and "winter," between October and April. But there is no appreciable difference between the seasons in the climate of Hawaii. Hawaiian "winter" is the season of more frequent clouds and rainstorms, because the trade winds, usual for Hawaii, may be interrupted for days or weeks by the invasion of cyclones, that bring rainstorm and southerly and westerly winds.