Hawaii
The Aloha State
Capital: Honolulu
Statehood: 1959 (the 50th state)
Size: About 10,932 square miles (28,313 sq km).
Capital population: Honolulu has about 340,000 people.
State population: About 1.4 million people (2023).See the 10 biggest cities →State bird: Nene (Hawaiian Goose)
State tree: Kukui (Candlenut)
State flower: Yellow Hibiscus
Climate
Tropical and warm all year, with gentle trade winds. Temperatures stay near 80F (27C) most days, and the mountains catch plenty of rain to keep the islands green.
Main industries
Driven by tourism, along with growing pineapple, coffee, and sugarcane, and several military bases.
Top places for tourists
Sandy beaches like Waikiki, warm ocean water for surfing, and volcanoes you can see up close.
Places of interest
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where lava sometimes flows, and Pearl Harbor, an important place in United States history.
A little history
Hawaii was once a kingdom with its own queen, joined the United States in 1898, and became the 50th and last state in 1959.
Fun fact
Hawaii is the only state made up entirely of islands, and the only state that grows coffee.