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Hawaii lush tropical vegetation includes giant ferns, like these in the Fern Forest in the National Park near the volcanoes of the Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii
Hawaii, a group of more than 20 islands in the Pacific Ocean, became the fiftieth state of the United States in 1959. The islands lie more than 2,000 miles southwest of the United States mainland.
In order of size, the eight largest islands are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau and the uninhabited Kahoolawe. Hawaii has an area of 6,450 square miles. The capital is Honolulu on Oahu.
The Hawaiian Islands were formed as volcanoes built up from the sea bed. Two volcanoes on Hawaii are still active. The islands have a tropical climate. Many white sandy beaches and some unusual black beaches, formed from powdered volcanic rock, fringe the islands.
Hawaiians are descended from the varied peoples who have settled on the islands. These include the early Polynesians, and later Americans, Chinese, Europeans, Filipinos, Japanese and Puerto Ricans.
Farmers produce sugar cane and pineapples for export, and also flowers. Many people are fishermen. Most of the rest of the people work in tourism or are government or military employees.
