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Hawaii
state, United States
Recent News
Sep. 24, 2024, 10:12 PM ET (AP)
Union workers at Hawaii's largest hotel go on strike
Sep. 18, 2024, 5:05 PM ET (AP)
Alaska Airlines completes its acquisition of Hawaiian Air, which will remain a separate brand
Sep. 18, 2024, 11:57 AM ET (AP)
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in a remote part of a national park
Sep. 17, 2024, 4:35 PM ET (AP)
The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Air but with conditions
Sep. 14, 2024, 1:19 AM ET (AP)
Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says
Hawaii, constituent state of the United States of America. Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawai‘i) became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The islands lie 2,397 miles (3,857 km) from San Francisco, California, to the east and 5,293 miles (8,516 km) from Manila, in the Philippines, to the west. The capital is Honolulu, located on the island of Oahu. Hawaii was characterized by Mark Twain as “the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean.” The name is thought to derive from Hawaiki, the former name of ...(100 of 6788 words)