Hawaii

Capital: Honolulu · West · Aloha State

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About Hawaii

Hawaii is the only U.S. state composed entirely of islands, an isolated mid-Pacific archipelago of 137 islands stretching 2,400 km across the central Pacific Ocean, the product of a volcanic hot spot that has built new land above the ocean floor for tens of millions of years. The 50th and most recently admitted state, Hawaii blends its profound Native Hawaiian cultural heritage with influences from Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the American mainland to create one of the world's most ethnically and ecologically diverse societies. Its economy rests on three foundations — tourism, federal military spending, and real estate — while its unique geography supports 11 of the 13 world climate zones on the Big Island alone, from tropical sea level to arctic alpine summits atop Mauna Kea.

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