Hawaii
Became a state: August 21, 1959 (50th state)
Area: 10,931 sq mi (ranked 43rd in size)
Population: 1,211,537 (ranked 42nd in population)
Capital: Honolulu
Largest City: Honolulu (population 377,357)
Origin of state name: There are a few theories on the name. The islands may have been named for Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.
State Nickname: Aloha State
State Bird: Nene (The Hawaiian Goose)
State Flower: Hibiscus
State Tree: Kukui (also known as the Candlenut)
State Gemstone: Black Coral
Trivia: Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
Abbreviation: HI
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