1. Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean
Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It has a population of 1,360,301 people (based on dates 2010)
It is 10,926 square miles.

2. The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu, located on the island of Oahu.

3. Pineapple Isle
As mentioned before, Hawaii is a
group of islands, actually it
consists of 8 small islands with
different nicknames.
The Target Isle
The Walley Isle
The Forbidden Isle
The Big Island
The Garden Isle
The Gathering Place
The Friendly Isle

4. The brief history The beginning
The first settlers arrived in Hawaii some time around the 4th or 5th century AD.
They crossed 2,500 miles of ocean in canoes and used the stars to guide them. With them they brought some crops, such as taro and breadfruit, as well as animals.
Archaeologists believe that a second wave of Polynesian voyagers arrived around AD, who were from Tahiti. Around 1200, Tahitian explorers found and began settling the area. This began the rise of the Hawaiian civilization. It remained isolated from the rest of the world for another 500 years.

5. Cook’s Arrival
The first Europeans arrived much later in Hawaii, beginning with English explorer Captain James Cook in James Cook in 1778, who named the Sandwich Islands after the English Earl of Sandwich.
The natives greeted Cook with bewilderment and joy, believing that he was Lono, the god of fertility of the land. Cook was eventually killed after a dispute in Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii. At the time of Cook's visit, the archipelago was divided into three kingdoms: Hawaii, Oahu and Maui, and Lanai and Molokai.

6. Unifying the Islands
King Kamehameha the Great ( ) was Hawaii's most powerful king. Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kamehameha participated in numerous battles in his early years. After he became ruler of the Big Island, his next goal was to rule all the other islands as well. In 1795 Kamehameha conquered and unified the Hawaiian Islands.

7. The Sugar Industry
The sugar industry was introduced in Hawaii in the 1830s. Also, business people from all over the world arrived in the Islands to exploit Hawaii's sandalwood and whales. During the same time, plantation workers were brought to Hawaii from foreign countries. Hawaii's feudal land system was abolished in 1848, which made private ownership legal.
From this point on, capital investment in the land was possible. The Hawaiian government sold large chunks of land to foreigners, government officials and royalty. The ones who suffered were the Hawaiian people because they were stripped of their land where they had lived on for generations.

8. The Republic In 1877 the US established a naval base in Pearl Harbour.
The constitution for the Republic of Hawaii was framed in 1894, with Sanford B. Dole as its first president.

9. The “Modern Era”
In March 1897, McKinley became the president and shortly after the U.S. annexed Hawaii.
The U.S. flag was raised over the executive building in August 1898, and in 1900, Hawaii became an official territory of the United States.
Sugar and pineapple were the main industries in the early 20th century.
In 1958, Hawaii's citizens voted in favor of becoming a U.S. state. In March 1959, President Eisenhower signed the bill which led to statehood. Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, Tourism is one of Hawaii's main industries today.

10. Pearl Harbour
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Oahu, which led the U.S. to enter World War II. In World War II, Hawaii served as an important base for operations in the Pacific.

11. Today
In 1958, Hawaii's citizens voted in favor of becoming a U.S. state. In March 1959, President Eisenhower signed the bill which led to statehood.
Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, Tourism is one of Hawaii's main industries today.

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