10 Fun Facts About Hawaii

1) Hawaii has eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu,7) Honolulu's zenith star (the star that rises
Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and the "Bigdirectly above it) is named Arcturus. The
Island" of Hawaii.Hawaiians called it Hokule'a (Hoo koo lay uh).
2) Hawaii is the most isolated population center on8) The first Asian-American in the U.S. Senate
earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850was Hawaii's Hiram Fong. Senator Fong was
miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; anddescended from Chinese immigrants.
5,280 miles from the Philippines.9) Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the U.S.
3) Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.union on August 20, 1959.
4) More than one-third of the world's commercial10) Hawaii has its own time zone (Hawaiian
supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii.Standard Time). There is no daylight savings time.
5) From east to west, Hawaii is the widest stateHawaiian time runs two hours behind Pacific
in the United States.Standard Time, and five hours behind Eastern
6) The Hawaiian Islands mountain range tops areStandard Time.
the biggest in the world.