Hawaii
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Area: 10,932 square miles
Population: 1,262,840 (2004)
State Capital: Honolulu
People: American
Official Language: Hawaii has two official state languages: English and Hawaiian
Languages Spoken: English, Hawaiian, Pidgin, Samoan, Tongan
Government: Republican
Head of State: Governor Linda Lingle
Major Industries: Tourism and Agriculture (bananas, pineapples, sugar, macadamia nuts, taro)
Time Zone: Hawaiian Time Zone. Hawaii does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Admission to union: 50th State
Date entered the union: August 21, 1959
Origin of state name: Hawaii may been named for the traditional home of the Polynesians, Hawaii or Hawaiki, called "Owhyhee".
Nicknames: Aloha State
State Motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono" - The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
State Song: "Hawai`i Pono`i" (Hawaii's Own)
Major Rivers - Wailuku River (on the island of Hawaii), Anahulu River (on the island of Oahu)
Major Lakes - Salt Lake
Highest Point - Mauna Kea - 13796 feet (4,205 m) above sea level
Bordering Body of Water - Pacific Ocean
Islands: Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, Niihau, Kaho' olawe
County governments: 5
Municipal governments: 1
Highest Temp 100 degrees on April 27, 1931 at Pahala
Lowest Temp 12 degrees on May 17, 1979 at Mauna Kea

Hawaii is still home to one of the rarest species of monk seal, so-called because of the cowl-like folds of skin around its neck. Hawaiians know it as ilio holo kai, meaning 'dog that runs in the sea'.

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