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Hawaii Trails
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This state website is available for adoption. If you are interested in hosting this state please contact Kim.
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Origin of name: a native Hawaiian word for homeland, "Owhyhee" Hawai'i is divided into two groups of islands. The first group is
Became the 50th state Aug. 21, 1959. Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono |
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The movement of the Hawaiian royal family from the island of Hawaii
to Maui, and subsequently to Oahu, explains why certain population centers exist where they do today. Lahaina was
the capital until 1845. The largest city, Honolulu, was the one chosen by King Kamehameha III as the capital of
his kingdom because of the natural harbor there, the present-day Honolulu Harbor.
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August 20, 2008: Barbara Ziegenmeyer donated tax collectors for Hawaii Peggy Thompson donated the Honor Roll for WWII July 20, 2008: Barbara Ziegenmeyer and Fawn transcribed and donated a chronological table of the history of Hawaii July 13, 2008: Hawaii Main page Barbara Ziegenmeyer donated a newspaper article about Hawaii becoming a state July 9, 2008: Hawaii Main page Thanks to Janice Rice we have the A-C Biographies from the books Men of Hawaii The Constitutional History, 1896 thanks to Barbara Ziegenmeyer! List of the Governors of Hawaii thanks to Barbara Ziegenmeyer July 2, 2008: Hawaii main page Thanks to Christine Walters the books Revolt in Paradise has been placed online July 1, 2008: Hawaii main page Facts and Trivia Section Thanks to Christina Anthony we have a list of Sugar Plantations and owners. Thanks to Barbara Ziegenmeyer we have a list of 1930 Merchant Seamen who were born in Hawaii February 27, 2008: Honolulu Miscellaneous
newspaper articles about Honolulu County, Hawaii June 27, 2007: Kalawao List of cemeteries and some pictures of Airport Road Cemetery (which may or may not be its current name...) May 16, 2007: Main Hawaii page Brief history of the
island, along with a "tree" of the monarchy. Honolulu A short piece on the
TB clinic on the island - contributed by Candi Horton. June 11, 2006: Thanks to Debbie Quinn the website is now up and running!
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made up of
124 small islands, which form the northwestern part of the chain. Wind and water have worn down these islands,
leaving only pieces of volcanic rock and islands made of coral or layers of limestone. The second group consists
of eight large islands, which are: Maui, Moloka'i, Kaho'lawe, Oahu, Hawaii, Kaua'i, Lana'i, and Ni'hau.