Hawaii
When many people think of Hawaii, they think of a far away island where palm trees have always grown, that is VERY wrong. The Hawaiian Islands were formed millions of years ago by volcanoes under water. They slowly erupted, forming over 100 islands, but there is only 7 main islands, and all others are to small for people to live on, some only have only one or two palm trees on them! Today, all of the Hawaiian Islands are still growing, and scientists have found that in over one million years, there will be another main Hawaiian island!
Here are a lot of quick facts about Hawaii:
1. The Location of Hawaii: In the middle of the Pacific ocean
2. Capital: Honolulu
3. Population: 1,262,800
4. Nickname: The Aloha State
5. Founded by?
6. Founded by whom and when: the Polynesians founded Hawaii in the year 300!
7. Products/Agriculture: Sugar Cane, pineapple, and lays! Hawaii is known about its amazing pineapple!
8. Geography: Island in the middle of the Pacific ocean
9. Religion: The Hawaiians worship a God named Lono, the God of peace.
10. Bird: Hawaiian, Goose Flower: Hibiscus Tree: candlenut
11. New arrivals in Hawaii: 300-900 in large canoes the Polynesians came. 1778: James Cook in the month to worship Lono, god of peace. The Polynesians thought that James Cook was Lono, and started worshiping him, and started to treat James Cook like Royalty. Soon, the month ended, and the royal treatment stopped, so James Cook left Hawaii looking for a way back home. Cook and his crew couldn’t make it through the ice of Antarctica, and turned around hoping that the Hawaiians would still think he was Lono, but the Hawaiians knew he wasn’t Lono, and killed Cook and his crew. 1795: Chief Kamehameha conquered most of the islands of Hawaii, and unified the Hawaiians. His kingdom lasted until1893!
12. Settlements of Hawaii: 1819: The first ever Whaling Ships made it to Hawaii, they stopped at Honolulu, on Oahu! 1820: Schools came to Hawaii when the first missionaries arrived. 1835: The first sugarcane plantation arrived in Kauai! 1886: Pineapple companies came to all of the islands for the first time ever!
13. The New Government: In 1883, the Hawaiians voted and decided to dethrone Queen Liliuokalani, and soon, the new government started!
14. Volcano Trouble: In 1883, through 1889 a huge volcano called Kilauea erupted and ruined many homes, and forced over 400 people to move! Luckily, no one was killed.
15. When Hawaii became a state: In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state of the USA!
16. The Reason for World War 2: On December 7, 1941, there was a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (An old military base on the island of Oahu), which made the Americans, join the war!
17. The Hawaii state motto: Ua Mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono… Here it is in English: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
18. How Many Flowers are in Hawaii? There are over 1,400 types of flowers in Hawaii! They are mostly in the Hawaiian rainforests!
19. Hawaii’s largest mountain: The largest mountain is Mauna Kea, which is on the large island of Hawaii!
20. Surfing: Long ago, a king invented surfing!
21. What they do for fun: For fun Hawaiians hula dance, surf, and do many other traditional Hawaiian activates!
Wow:
In order to get into a Hawaiian school, you must be 100% Hawaiian, if even one of your relatives are Hawaiian, you wont be allowed in any Hawaiian schools, unless you go to a private school in Hawaii!
Hawaii is so cool!
