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Hawaii Economy
Tourism has been the state's most important industry since 1972. Another important industry in the state is food processing, the state's leading manufacturing activity. Hawaii is a major world producer of pineapples, which are plentiful in the state.
Military Installations have also produced a large percentage of the state's income. Pearl Harbor Naval Base, the center of American naval power in the Pacific, is located in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. The Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, forcing the United States into World War II.
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