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Hawaii's Top State Facts: Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau: 800-464-2924 http://www.gohawaii.com Capital: Honolulu Population: 1,211,537 Governor: Linda Lingle (R, to December 2006) Entered the Union: August 21, 1959 As the: 50th state Motto: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Nickname: Aloha State Flower: Yellow Hibiscus Bird: Nene Song: Hawaii Ponoi (Hawaii's Own) Sports Teams: None. Origin of Name: The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. They may also have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians. Major Industries: Tourism, Sugarcane, Pineapples Historical Sites: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Polynesian Cultural Center, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Iolani Palace, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Kealakekua Bay, Royal Mausoleum Points of Interest: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala National Park, Waikiki Beach, Akaka Falls, Aloha Tower, Barking Sands, Sea Life Park, Waimea Canyon Bordering States: Hawaii is surrounded
by the Pacific Ocean.
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