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Hawaii - College Essay

Hawaii

Hawaii (i /h?'wa?.i?/ or /h?'wa??i?/ in English; Hawaiian: Moku?aina o Hawai?i) is the newest of the 50 U.S. states (August 21, 1959), and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It occupies most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. Hawaii’s natural beauty, warm tropical climate, inviting waters and waves, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Due to its mid-Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with its own vibrant native culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent ...

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to avoid confusion with the state as a whole. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.

After Alaska, Florida, and California, Hawaii has the fourth-longest coastline in the United States, which is approximately 750 miles long.

In standard American English, Hawaii is generally pronounced /h?'wa?.i?/. In the Hawaiian language, it is generally pronounced [h?'w?i?i] or [h?'v?i?i].

Hawaii is one of two states that do not observe daylight savings time, the other being ...

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Added: 4/4/2011 03:41:14 PM
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