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HAWAII
PRESENTED BY: VERONIKA SMITH
CLASS: 7.A
DATE:

2. FACTS ABOUT HAWAII
HAWAII IS THE 50TH US STATE. IT BECAME THE 50TH STATE ON AUGUST 21ST, HAWAII IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST STATES.
THE AREA IS 6459 SQUARE MILES.
THE CAPITAL IS HONOLULU
STATE FLAG LOOKS LIKE THIS:
IT HAS TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: ENGLISH AND HAWAIIAN.
THE HAWAIIAN ALPHABET HAS ONLY 12 LETTERS: A,E,I,O,U, H, K,L,M, N, P AND W.
IT HAS POPULATION AROUND PEOPLE.
ISLANDS OF HAWAII:MAUI, MOLOKAI,LANAI,OAHU,KAUAI, AND NIIHAU AND OTHERS.
IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL BEACHES. MANY BEACHES ARE FILLED WITH WHITE SAND AND OTHER HAWAIIAN SHORES ARE COVERED WITH GREEN, RED, PINK AND EVEN BLACK SAND.
MOUNT WAIALEALE ON KAUAI IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE RAINIEST SPOTS ON EARTH, GETTING 384 INCHES OF RAIN A YEAR.
HAWAII PRODUCES SUGARCANE, PINEAPPLES, HONEY, MACADAMIA NUTS, VEGETABLES, BEEF ETC.
THE HULA IS A TRADITIONAL HAWAIIANS DANCE THAT TELLS STORY THROUGH MOVEMENT. DANCERS OFTEN WEAR GRASS SKRITS AND LEIS.
THE SPORT OF SURFING MAY HAVE ORIGINATED IN HAWAII. TODAY PROFESSIONAL SURFERS RIDE WAVES OVER 15 METRES HIGH.

3. WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN HAWAII
WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN HAWAII? HAWAII’S CLIMATE IS MILD AND TROPICAL WET ALL YEAR LONG. HAWAII HAS TWO SEASONS – WINTER AND SUMMER. WINTER RUNS THROUGH MID OCTOBER TO APRIL AND SUMMER RUNS THROUGH MAY TO MID OCTOBER.

4. STATE TREE, FLOWER,BIRD, ANIMAL + NICKNAME
THE STATE TREE IS CALLED CANDLENUT (KUKUI)
THE STATE FLOWER IS CALLED YELLOW HIBISCUS.
THE STATE BIRD IS HAWAIIAN GOOSE, IT’S CALLED NENE.
THE STATE ANIMAL IS A MONK SEAL
HAWAII’S NICKNAME IS “ALOHA STATE”. IN HAWAII IT MEANS HELLO, GOODBYE OR LOVE.

5. FUN FACTS
THE LONGEST HAWAIIAN WORD IS: HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUAA.
AND IT IS PRONOUNS “who moo who moo new coo new coo ah poo ah ah”.
THE NAME MEANS “TRIGGER FISH WITH A SNOUT LIKE A PIG:”
IT IS NOT A FISH THAT PEOPLE COMMONLY EAT.
HAWAII IS HOME TO THE HAPPY FACE SPIDER.

6. FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN HAWAII
BARACK OBAMA – THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
BRUNO MARS – A SINGER,A SONGWRITER AND A RECORD PRODUCER
NICOLE KIDMAN – ACTRESS
MEGAN McARTHUR – NASA ASTRONAUT AND AN OCEANOGRAPHER
ELENA HIGH – A PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER

7. A FEW HAWAIIAN WORDS ALOHA – HELLO, GOODBYE, LOVE MAHALO – THANK YOU
OHANA – FAMILY
KEIKI – CHILD, CHILDREN
EKOMO MAI – WELCOME
HALE – HOUSE OR HOME
KOKUA – HELP

8. PICTURES AND A VIDEO FROM HAWAII