HAWAII, THE ALOHA STATE 
Discovered by Polynesian settlers between the 3rd and 7th centuries A.D. and later by British Captain James Cook in 1778. 
Hawai�i became the 50th state on August 21, 1959.
Honolulu, the capital city, is on the Island of O�ahu.
HAWAI�I'S EIGHT MAJOR ISLANDS 
Described by Mark Twain as "the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean," Hawai�i is a string of 137 islands encompassing a land area of 6,422.6 square miles in the north central Pacific Ocean about 2,400 miles from the west coast of the continental United States. Stretching from northwest to southeast, the major islands are: Ni�ihau, Kaua�i, O�ahu, Moloka�i, Lana�i, 

Kaho�olawe, Maui and Hawai�i. 
Hawai�i's climate features mild temperatures, moderate humidity and cooling trade winds. 
State Flower: Yellow hibiscus (pua ma�o hau hele; Hibiscus brackenridgei) 
State Bird: Hawaiian goose (nene; Branta sandvicensis) 
State Tree: Candlenut (kukui; Aleurites moluccana) 
State Song: Hawai�i Pono�i 
State Seal and Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka �aina i ka pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness) 
State resident population (2000)  1,211,537 
Population density (2000): 188.6 persons per square mile 
Number of households (2000): 403,240 with an average of 2.92 persons per household 
The population is 50% male and 50% female.
Median age (2000): 36.2 years
Age breakdown (2000): Under 5 (6.5%); 5-19 (20.6); 20-44 (36.8); 45-64 (22.9); 65+ (13.3) 
Ethnicity (2000): Hawaiian/Part Hawaiian (22.1%); Caucasian (20.5); Japanese (18.3); Filipino (12.3); Chinese (4.1); Marriages (1999): 23,067 (60% were non-residents and 44.2% interracial) 
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