| If you are planning a vacation to the state of | | | | also want to pack a jacket, a sweatshirt and long |
| Hawaii then you may be interested in some basic | | | | pants as snow and cold weather is common in |
| facts about Hawaii. These facts will help you to | | | | the higher elevations. |
| plan where to go, what to see and what to do. | | | | Hawaii has a lot of great national parks that you |
| To start with Hawaii was welcomed as a state | | | | can visit. If you will be staying on, or visiting, the |
| back in 1959. Before that time it was considered | | | | Big Island then you will want to make plans to |
| to be a possession of the United States. It was | | | | visit the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail and the |
| also known as the Sandwich Islands during the | | | | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. If you will be |
| 19th century. | | | | visiting Kula then you will want to visit the |
| The next facts about Hawaii that you need to | | | | Haleakala National Park. If you will be visiting |
| know about to plan your Hawaiian vacation are | | | | Kalaupapa then you will want to visit the |
| facts that relate to the state's climate. Hawaii has | | | | Kalaupapa National Historical Park. In you will be in |
| a tropical climate that is slightly milder than most | | | | Honaunau then you may want to visit the |
| tropical areas because the waters that surround it | | | | Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, if |
| temper the climate. Temperatures generally stay | | | | you will be in Kawaihae make plans to visit the |
| between the 60s and 80s year round. While | | | | Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site and if you |
| swimwear and summer clothing are appropriate | | | | are in Honolulu make plans to visit the USS |
| choices for the lower elevations in Hawaii, if you | | | | Arizona Memorial. |
| plan on hiking up in the mountains then you will | | | | |