Outline of Hawaii

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The location of the state of Hawaiʻi in relation to the rest of the United States of America

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Hawaii:

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Hawaii is the newest state among the 50 states of the United States of America. It is also the southernmost state, the only tropical state, and the only state that was previously an independent monarchy.

The state comprises the Hawaiian Islands (with the exception of Midway) in the North Pacific Ocean and is the only U.S. state that is not primarily located on the continent of North America.

General reference

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An enlargeable map of the state of Hawaiʻi

Geography of Hawaii

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Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii
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Several sites are within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Aerial view of Hawaii Kai and Koko Head
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Sandy Beach, Hawaii
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Aerial view of Magic Island, a manmade peninsula
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Puʻu ʻŌʻō at dusk, June 1983

Geography of Hawaii Unlike the other states of the Union, Hawaii is a group of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean.

Environment of Hawaii

Environment of Hawaii

Geographic features of Hawaii

Natural Area Reserves of Hawaii

Administrative divisions of Hawaii

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An enlargeable map of the five counties of the state of Hawaiʻi

Demography of Hawaii

Demographics of Hawaii Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due to large military and tourist populations.

Government and politics of Hawaii

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The Hawaii State Capitol from the southeast

Government and politics of Hawaii

Branches of the government of Hawaii

Government of Hawaii

Executive branch of the government of Hawaii

Legislative branch of the government of Hawaii

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Aliʻiōlani Hale, the building where the Hawaii Supreme Court meets

Judicial branch of the government of Hawaii

Law and order in Hawaii

Military in Hawaii

History of Hawaii

History of Hawaii

History of Hawaii, by period

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Kalākaua, the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
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Haleakalā National Park, view at 9,740 feet (2,970 m)

History of Hawaii, by region

History of Hawaii, by subject

Culture of Hawaii

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The Hawaii Convention Center building in Honolulu
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Aloha shirt and fragrant lei of fresh pikake (Arabian jasmine)
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Hawaiian hibiscus ( Hibiscus brackenridgei ), the official state flower of Hawaii
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Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Culture of Hawaii the aboriginal culture of Hawaii is Polynesian. Hawaii represents the northernmost extension of the vast Polynesian triangle of the south and central Pacific Ocean. While traditional Hawaiian culture remains only as vestiges in modern Hawaiian society, there are reenactments of the ceremonies and traditions throughout the islands.

The Arts in Hawaii

Religion in Hawaii

Religion in Hawaii

Economy and infrastructure of Hawaii

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Honolulu viewed from Diamond Head
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Makapuʻu Beach
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Kaheawa Wind Power wind farm
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Allerton Garden, view from above

Economy of Hawaii

Education in Hawaii

Education in Hawaii

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hawaii</span> U.S. state

Hawaii is an island state in the Western United States, about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the U.S. mainland in the Pacific Ocean. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only one that is an archipelago, and the only one in the tropics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honolulu</span> Capital and the largest city of Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is the unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hawaii (island)</span> Largest of the Hawaiian islands

Hawaii is the largest island in the United States, located in the state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km2), it has 63% of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass. However, it has only 13% of the archipelago's population. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in Polynesia, behind the north and south islands of New Zealand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaneohe, Hawaii</span> Census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Kāneʻohe is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and in Hawaiʻi state District of Koʻolaupoko on the island of Oʻahu. In the Hawaiian language, kāne ʻohe means "bamboo man". According to an ancient Hawaiian story, a local woman compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo; thus the place was named Kāneʻohe or "bamboo man".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hawaiian Islands</span> Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean

The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll. Formerly called the Sandwich Islands, the present name for the archipelago is derived from the name of its largest island, Hawaiʻi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kahoʻolawe</span> Island in Maui County, Hawaii

Kahoʻolawe, anglicized as Kahoolawe, is the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands of the Hawaiian Islands. Unpopulated, it lies about seven miles (11 km) southwest of Maui. The island is 11 mi (18 km) long by 6.0 mi (9.7 km) wide, with a total land area of 44.97 sq mi (116.47 km2). Its highest point is the crater of Lua Makika, at the summit of Puʻu Moaulanui, about 1,477 feet (450 m) above sea level.

The history of Hawaii describes the era of human settlements in the Hawaiian Islands. The islands were first settled by Polynesians sometime between 1000 and 1200 AD forming the modern population of Native Hawaiians. Hawaiian civilization was isolated from the rest of the world for at least 500 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ʻIolani Palace</span> Historic building in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

The ʻIolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dynasty, founded by her brother, King David Kalākaua. It is located in the capitol district of downtown Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It is now a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After the monarchy was overthrown in 1893, the building was used as the capitol building for the Provisional Government, Republic, Territory, and State of Hawaiʻi until 1969. The palace was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1978. ʻIolani Palace is the only royal palace on US soil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington Place</span> United States historic place

Washington Place is a Greek Revival palace in the Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was where Queen Liliʻuokalani was arrested during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Later it became the official residence of the governor of Hawaii. In 2007, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark. The current governor's residence was built in 2008 behind the historic residence, and is located on the same grounds as Washington Place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Native Hawaiians</span> Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiians are the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.

The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Hawaii:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Downtown Honolulu</span> Central business district in Hawaii, United States

Downtown Honolulu is the current historic, economic, and governmental center of Honolulu, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is bounded by Nuʻuanu Stream to the west, Ward Avenue to the east, Vineyard Boulevard to the north, and Honolulu Harbor to the south. Both modern and historic buildings and complexes are located in the area, with many of the latter declared National Historic Landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aliʻiōlani Hale</span> United States historic place

Aliʻiōlani Hale is a building located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, currently used as the home of the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court. It is the former seat of government of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and the Republic of Hawaiʻi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Herb Kawainui Kāne</span> American Hawaiian artist, historian, and author

Herbert Kawainui Kāne, considered one of the principal figures in the renaissance of Hawaiian culture in the 1970s, was a celebrated artist-historian and author with a special interest in the seafaring traditions of the ancestral peoples of Hawaiʻi. Kāne played a key role in demonstrating that Hawaiian culture arose not from some accidental seeding of Polynesia, but that Hawaiʻi was reachable by voyaging canoes from Tahiti able to make the journey and return. This offered a far more complex notion of the cultures of the Pacific Islands than had previously been accepted. Furthermore, he created vivid imagery of Hawaiian culture prior to contact with Europeans, and especially the period of early European influence, that sparked appreciation of a nearly forgotten traditional life. He painted dramatic views of war, exemplified by The Battle at Nuʻuanu Pali, the potential of conflicts between cultures such as in Cook Entering Kealakekua Bay, where British ships are dwarfed and surrounded by Hawaiian canoes, as well as bucolic quotidian scenes and lush images of a robust ceremonial and spiritual life, that helped arouse a latent pride among Hawaiians during a time of general cultural awakening.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hawaiian sovereignty movement</span> Grassroots movement to gain self-determination and rule for Hawaiians

The Hawaiian sovereignty movement is a grassroots political and cultural campaign to reestablish an autonomous or independent nation or kingdom of Hawaii out of a desire for sovereignty, self-determination, and self-governance. Some groups also advocate some form of redress from the United States for its 1893 overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani, and for what is described as a prolonged military occupation beginning with the 1898 annexation. The movement generally views both the overthrow and annexation as illegal. Palmyra Atoll and Sikaiana were annexed by the Kingdom in the 1860s, and the movement regards them as under illegal occupation along with the Hawaiian Islands. The Apology Resolution the United States Congress passed in 1993 acknowledged that the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was an illegal act.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisianski Island</span> Island in Hawaii

Lisianski Island is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with a land area of 384.425 acres (155.571 ha) and a maximum elevation of 40 feet (12 m) above sea level. It is a low, flat sand and coral island about 905 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. The island is surrounded by reefs and shoals, including the extensive Neva Shoals. Access to the island is possible only by helicopter or by boat via a narrow sandy inlet on the southeastern side of the island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom</span> 1893 government overthrow

The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani, which took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu and led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents and six Hawaiian Kingdom subjects of American descent in Honolulu. The Committee prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the U.S. Marines to protect the national interest of the United States of America. The insurgents established the Republic of Hawaii, but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which occurred in 1898.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honolulu County, Hawaii</span> County in Hawaii, United States

Honolulu County, officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city-county includes both Urban Honolulu and the rest of the neighborhoods on the island of Oʻahu, as well as several minor outlying islands, including all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands except Midway Atoll.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sovereignty Restoration Day</span> Hawaiian national holiday

Sovereignty Restoration Day is a national holiday of the former Hawaiian Kingdom celebrated on July 31 and still commemorated by Native Hawaiians in the state of Hawaii. It honors the restoration of sovereignty to the kingdom, following the occupation of Hawaiʻi by Great Britain during the 1843 Paulet Affair, by British Rear-Admiral Richard Darton Thomas and when King Kamehameha III uttered the phrase: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bibliography of Liliʻuokalani</span>

Liliʻuokalani was the first queen regnant and last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. After King Kalākaua's brother and heir apparent Leleiohoku II died April 9, 1877, he proclaimed his sister Liliʻuokalani to be his successor. Upon his 1891 death, she ascended to the throne, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi on January 17, 1893.

References

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