| waii has eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, | | | | biggest in the world. |
| Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and the “Big | | | | 7) Honolulu’s zenith star (the star that rises |
| Island” of Hawaii. | | | | directly above it) is named Arcturus. The Hawaiians |
| 2) Hawaii is the most isolated population center on | | | | called it Hokule’a (Hoo koo lay uh). |
| earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles | | | | 8) The first Asian-American in the U.S. Senate was |
| from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles | | | | Hawaii’s Hiram Fong. Senator Fong was |
| from the Philippines. | | | | descended from Chinese immigrants. |
| 3) Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee. | | | | 9) Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the U.S. |
| 4) More than one-third of the world’s | | | | union on August 20, 1959. |
| commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii. | | | | 10) Hawaii has its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard |
| 5) From east to west, Hawaii is the widest state in | | | | Time). There is no daylight savings time. Hawaiian |
| the United States. | | | | time runs two hours behind Pacific Standard Time, |
| 6) The Hawaiian Islands mountain range tops are the | | | | and five hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |