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Welcome to Hawaii!

State Bird The state bird is the Hawaiian goose.

State flower The state flower is the Pua.

State song The state song is Hawaii's’ own.

State tree The state tree is the Candlenut.

State capital The state capital is Honolulu

State Governor The state governor is Neil Abercrombie.

Pueo The Pueo is the Hawaiian owl. It is a big

predator of the skies.

The Gold dust day gecko The gold dust day Gecko is a beautiful

creature. It has more than 4 colors of scales on it’s back!

Coqui The Coqui frog is 25* smaller than a quarter!

Please don’t step on them!!

kihikihi The Kihikihi can be found in the Pacific ocean.

francolinThe francolins’ red crest is attracting mates.

Honu’ea The Honu’ea is an adorable type of sea turtle.

It lives in the Pacific ocean.

Noio The Noio is a fish-eating bird.

kalijThe Kalij is a funny looking creature, isn’t it?

The state HawaiiHawaii is the 50th stateHawaii was made a state on August

21st,1959

The Hawaiian nicknameThe nickname for Hawaii is the aloha state or

Paradise of the Pacific.

The islands There are 8 islands of Hawaii. They are

O’ahu, Maui, Lana’i, Kaua’i, Moloka’i, Kaho'olawe, Ni'ihau, and Hawaii of course!

PopulationPopulation is 374,676 (in 2010)

The ClimateClimate is tropical with some rainfalls

DisastersSome disasters: New Years Eve Flood,

December 31,1987 fixed in January 1, 1988. In Lihue, an HI navy plane crashes on a island in June, 1983, PEARL HARBOR, December 7 ,1941

VolcanoSome volcanoes In Hawaii: Mauna Loa

Volcano last erupted 1984, Hualapai last erupted in the early 1800's, but many scientists believe it is likely to erupt again one day.

industriesMajor industries: tourism, manufacturing,

retail sales (big chain stores/shopping), and construction

Fun, fun, fun!cool things to do in Hawaii: You can go sea

sport diving, you can do surfing lessons, you can race along the tops of 30 ft waves off the majestic Na Pali Coast in a hanglider.

Caution!Even though Hawaii’s waters are fun, you need

to watch out for these things: SharksSting raysWaves

Come to hawaii!

links http://www.ehawaii.gov/dakine/index.html http://hawaii.gov/gov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_Hawaiian_Islands http://www.to-hawaii.com/big-island/ http://www.instanthawaii.com/cgi-bin/hawaii?Animals http://www.gendisasters.com/hi/ http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/events/volcanic-eruptions.htm http://www.bestplaceshawaii.com/kauai/activities/index.html http://www.askkids.com/web?q=Hawaii&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir http://www.classbrain.com/artteensb/publish/article_36.shtml http://www.ballslist.com/travel/hawaii/hawaii%5B1%5D.jpg http://jhbwebdesign.com/shop/images/hawaii50.jpg http://www.theus50.com/images/state-seals/hawaii-seal.jpg http://i.livescience.com/images/ig23_waves_big_wave_09.jpg http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/zoo/sting-s.htm Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country, TCI, State Facts Appendix