20 Quick and interesting facts about Hawaii

Hawaii, land of many islands, is one of the most popular destinations worldwide. Located in the southern United States is the only country not geographically in North America. Discover some of the more interesting facts of this island.

Before Captain James Cook, British explorer was the first to set foot on land in Hawaii 1778 step

According to Hawaii consists of eight islands Iihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai,Lanai, Hawaii and Kahoolawe

Hawaii is the third largest of eight islands

Fourth Hawaii is Nick 'called as the Aloha State "

Fifth Aloha means "hello" or "Good Bye"

Sixth Kilauea, Hawaii is one of the city known for its active volcanoes and is the recognized "Guava capital of the world"

Seventh Hawaii has its own time zone and your time is called its standard as Hawaiian. This time zone is two hours behind Pacific Standard Time and five hours behind EasternStandard Time

8th There is no daylight saving time in Hawaii

The ninth summit of Mauna Kea (which means "White Mountain"), 4205 meters above mean sea level 10,203 feet above the ground floor of the Pacific Ocean. In relation to this measure Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, and is higher than Mount Everest the highest mountain above sea level

Maui is known as the 10th hour. "With the Whale Capital 'Hawaii' WhaleWhales, Maui is the fifth largest in the world's whales

11 Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano in the world

12 Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee

13 "She" is the Hawaiian word for a garland, and is a very popular concept in Hawaiian culture. They drape the garland around his neck, a symbol of affection and love is

The Fourteenth beautiful yellow hibiscus, which is a 'known Pua Aloalo' in the local language is the state of HawaiiFlower and kukui, also known as candlenut, is the state tree

The symbols of the 15th state of the animals are:
• State Bird: Nene, the Hawaiian goose
• State Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale
• State Fish apua'a Humuhumunukunuku, The Reef crossbow

16th Hawaii earns maximum revenue from tourism and agriculture are, in particular bananas, pineapple, macadamia nuts and taro

17th Over one third of the commercial global pineapple isHawaii

Barack Obama 18th (44th U.S. President) was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4

The 19th Hawaiian language was an oral tradition and the Hawaiian alphabet (PIAP) contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 7 consonants (H, K, L, M, N, P W)

20th Hawaii is still home and land in one of the rarest species of monk seal