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Welcome to Hawaii!

State Bird The state bird is the Hawaiian goose.

State flower The state flower is the Pua.

State song The state song is Hawaii's’ own.

State tree The state tree is the Candlenut.

State capital The state capital is Honolulu

State Governor The state governor is Neil Abercrombie.

Pueo The Pueo is the Hawaiian owl. It is a big predator of the skies.

The Gold dust day gecko The gold dust day Gecko is a beautiful creature. It has more than 4 colors of scales on it’s back!

Coqui The Coqui frog is 25* smaller than a quarter! Please don’t step on them!!

kihikihi The Kihikihi can be found in the Pacific ocean.

francolin The francolins’ red crest is attracting mates.

Honu’ea The Honu’ea is an adorable type of sea turtle. It lives in the Pacific ocean.

Noio The Noio is a fish-eating bird.

kalij The Kalij is a funny looking creature, isn’t it?

The state Hawaii Hawaii is the 50 th state Hawaii was made a state on August 21st,1959

The Hawaiian nickname The nickname for Hawaii is the aloha state or Paradise of the Pacific.

The islands There are 8 islands of Hawaii. They are O’ahu, Maui, Lana’i, Kaua’i, Moloka’i, Kaho'olawe, Ni'ihau, and Hawaii of course!

Population Population is 374,676 (in 2010)

The Climate Climate is tropical with some rainfalls

Disasters Some disasters: New Years Eve Flood, December 31,1987 fixed in January 1, In Lihue, an HI navy plane crashes on a island in June, 1983, PEARL HARBOR, December 7,1941

Volcano Some volcanoes In Hawaii: Mauna Loa Volcano last erupted 1984, Hualapai last erupted in the early 1800's, but many scientists believe it is likely to erupt again one day.

industries Major industries: tourism, manufacturing, retail sales (big chain stores/shopping), and construction

Fun, fun, fun! cool things to do in Hawaii: You can go sea sport diving, you can do surfing lessons, you can race along the tops of 30 ft waves off the majestic Na Pali Coast in a hanglider.

Caution! Even though Hawaii’s waters are fun, you need to watch out for these things: Sharks Sting rays Waves

Come to hawaii!

links Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country, TCI, State Facts Appendix