Hawaii

__**Hawaii**__

Did you know that there is then 100 islands in Hawaii


 * __Geography__**
 * Volcanos (4 active)
 * Mountains
 * Ocean

The climate in Hawaii is 85 degrees is an average Summer tempture and 78 degrees is an average Winter tempture

The size of Hawaii is 10,931 square miles. Population of Hawaii is 1,295,178 Types of areas in Hawaii are Rural and Urban

Hawaii has three natural resources witch are pumice, sand, and gravel.

In Hawaii, hawaiians serve in military and their offices are in Honolulu for goverment.


 * __Crops__**
 * 1) Cane sugar
 * 2) Pineapples
 * 3) Coffe beans
 * 4) Bananas
 * 5) Tropical Flowers

State Governor: Neil Abercrombie Capital: Honolulu U.S. Senators: Two U.S. Senators both are Democrats Democrats: 1 Republicans: 1 The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands gives Native Hawaiian benefits, like to rent land for $1.00 per year.
 * __Goverment__**
 * 1) of U.S. Representatives: Two
 * 1) of State Representatives: 51
 * 2) of Counties: 5

__**History**__


 * In 1900 Hawaii became a U.S. territory
 * 1911 Pearl Habor was built
 * 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
 * 1778 Captain Cook came
 * Established in 1959

Polynesians were the first humans here

The settlers were Polynesians and Captain Cook

Hawaii is the 50th state

Today they speak 2 different languages1 for a second language and 1, english for there first.


 * __Native Americans, History and Today__**

Polynesians were the first humans in Hawaii. They traveled to Hawaii on canoes. Now a days in Hawaii, Hawaiians speak either Hawaiian language or English. Most people have a first language and then a second one. It's usually Pidgin English as a first and Hawiian as a second.


 * __State Symbols__**

Bird: Nene (Hawaiian goose) Flower: Hibiscus Fish: Humuhumunukunukuapua (trigger fish) Dance: Hula Tree: Kukui Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale Individual sport: Surfing Team Sport: Outrigger Canoe Paddling

__**Tourism**__


 * __Culture__**

Did you know it is rude to take off a lei in front of someone especially the person who gave it to you.

Surfing is something almost everyone tries when they come to visit. (they usually LOVE it, I recommend trying it the next time you visit!) __**Fun F**____**acts**__

Did you know..... Barack Obama was born there or Michelle Wie the famous golfer lives there or Kalua Pig is a very famous main dish there or Haupia is a very famous dessert there or there are NO professional sports teams there

__**Other facts**__


 * Explorer Captain James Cook went to the islands in, 1778 and named them Sandwich Islands after his friend Earl of Sandwich.
 * There are more then 1,500 kinds of seashells on the beaches of Hawaii
 * Niihau is owned by one family for generations