Hawaii Riko Osila, Marleen Varblas, Sergei Kaasik Jõgeva Ühisgümnaasium Tutor: Maive Kase

General Information  Capital city : Honolulu  State : 50  State nickname : Aloha State  Official languages: English, Hawaiian

The flag of Hawaii  8 stripes – represents the eight main islands of Hawaii  The Union Jack- honoring Hawaii’s long relationship with the British

State  State fish : The reef triggerfish  State bird: Nene  State flower: Hibiscus ( yellow )  State song: Hawaii Ponoi

The only state of the US that:  Is not geographically located in North America  Grows coffee  Has a royal place  Is completely surrounded by water  Does not have a straight line in its state boundary

History  Islands were discovered by the Polynesians, who gave them the name Hawaii  The Hawaiians were a people without writing, who preserved their history in chants and legends  When Captain Cook discovered Hawaii in 1778, he renamed them The Sandwich Islands  1817 –Coffee was first planted

History  1941 –December 7th, Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The U.S. entered World War II.  1900 –Hawaii became a United States territory  1959 –Hawaii became the 50th state.The first jet arrived. The age of tourism began

History  1882 –America's only royal residence, Iolani Palace is built on Oahu.  James Cook's log describing the natives as "riding the ocean's waves on wooden boards", later was called surfing  1934 –President Franklin Deleno Roosevelt arrived. He was the first United States president to visit Hawaii

 1840 –The first Hawaii constitution of the kingdom was established  1816 –The first Hawaiin flag was seen  Prince Liholiho abandoned the ancient taboo of eating with women

Celebrities  Nicole Scherzinger (pop star) of Pussycat Dolls fame  Fred Hemmings surf champion in 1968, now he is a senator for Kailua  Ashley Lelie star player at the University of Hawaii Warriors football team  Kelly Preston very talented actress, Tia Carerre(actress) also from Hawaii

Celebrities  Keanu Reaves (actor) also born in Hawaii (Keanu can be translated to "the cool one." )  Nicole Kidman (actress) has a state of Hawaii birth certificate  Barack H. Obama the President of the United States of America

Culture  The Hula –Hawaiin icon. It's an image of swaying hips, graceful hands and colorful costumes  The Spirit of Aloha –aloha is the most Hawaiian word. In the Hawaiian language, it can mean hello or goodbye. It also means love and affection.

Culture SSurfing –O–Oahu’s south shore is perfect for beginning surfers. Hawaii has the most surfers in the world

Alphabet  Hawaiian has the shortest alphabet in the world  consists of only twelve letters A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, W  H,K,L,M,N,P – as in English  A – Like the a in far  E – Like the e in bet  I – Like the y in city  O – Like o in sole  U – Like the oo in moon

Interesting Hawaii has the highest life expectancy in the United States. Life expectancy for males is 75, for females 80 years.

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