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'''Hawaii''' is an archipelago in the [[Pacific Ocean]] that is a state of the [[United States of America]]. Hawaii was an independent [[Wikipedia:Polynesia|Polynesian]] kingdom until its [[monarchy]] was overthrown in 1893. The territory was [[annexation|annexed]] by the U.S. in 1898, and in 1959, it became the last (50th) state to join the U.S. The state capital is [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]], on the island of Oahu. | |||
==Islands== | |||
{{Image|Hawaii Island location (Southeastern Islands).png|right|350px|Map of main Hawaiian islands.}} | |||
* Hawaii: The Big Island. The largest island in the achipelago. | |||
* Kaho'olawe: The smallest of the 8 main islands in the archipelago. Uninhabited. | |||
* Kauai: The Garden Island. | |||
* Lanai: The Pineapple Island. | |||
* Maui: The Valley Island. | |||
* Molokai: The Friendly Island. | |||
* Niihau: The Forbidden Island. Privately owned. | |||
* Oahu: The Gathering Place. The seat of state government with the capital city [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]. | |||
==Language== | |||
[[English language|English]] and [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] (a Polynesian language) are both [[official language|official]] in Hawaii. Reflecting high immigration in preceding centuries, several other languages continue to be spoken, including [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Wikipedia:Filipino language|Filipino]] and various [[Chinese language|Chinese]] varieties. Many of these immigrant languages were brought from [[East Asia|East]] and [[Wikipedia:South-East Asia|South-East Asia]] and the needs for speakers of diverse language backgrounds to [[communication|communicate]] led to the development of [[Pidgin Hawaiian]], a fairly rudimentary [[pidgin]] language drawing much of its vocabulary from Hawaiian, but with many languages contributing to its formation. In the 1890s and afterwards, the increased spread of English favored the use of an English-based pidgin instead, which, once [[native language|nativized]] as the [[first language acquisition|first language]] of children, developed into a [[creole (language)|creole]] which today is misleadingly called [[Hawaiian Creole|Hawaiian 'Pidgin']]. | |||
==State facts and trivia== | ==State facts and trivia== | ||
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State tree: Kukui (Candlenut) | State tree: Kukui (Candlenut) | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:36, 19 March 2023
This article is about Hawaii (U.S. state). For other uses of the term Hawaii, please see Hawaii (disambiguation).
Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean that is a state of the United States of America. Hawaii was an independent Polynesian kingdom until its monarchy was overthrown in 1893. The territory was annexed by the U.S. in 1898, and in 1959, it became the last (50th) state to join the U.S. The state capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.
Islands
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- Hawaii: The Big Island. The largest island in the achipelago.
- Kaho'olawe: The smallest of the 8 main islands in the archipelago. Uninhabited.
- Kauai: The Garden Island.
- Lanai: The Pineapple Island.
- Maui: The Valley Island.
- Molokai: The Friendly Island.
- Niihau: The Forbidden Island. Privately owned.
- Oahu: The Gathering Place. The seat of state government with the capital city Honolulu.
Language
English and Hawaiian (a Polynesian language) are both official in Hawaii. Reflecting high immigration in preceding centuries, several other languages continue to be spoken, including Japanese, Filipino and various Chinese varieties. Many of these immigrant languages were brought from East and South-East Asia and the needs for speakers of diverse language backgrounds to communicate led to the development of Pidgin Hawaiian, a fairly rudimentary pidgin language drawing much of its vocabulary from Hawaiian, but with many languages contributing to its formation. In the 1890s and afterwards, the increased spread of English favored the use of an English-based pidgin instead, which, once nativized as the first language of children, developed into a creole which today is misleadingly called Hawaiian 'Pidgin'.
State facts and trivia
State bird: Nene (Hawaiian goose)
State tree: Kukui (Candlenut)