...there are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian language.
Here are a few more little-known facts about Hawaii.
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Hawaii officially became part of the United States on June 14, 1900, and from tip to tip, it is the widest state in the U.S. On August 21st, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared Hawaii to be the 50th state in the union. |
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The largest port in Hawaii is located in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The shippers call Hawaii "The crossroads of the Pacific.” |
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Hawaii has the most advanced telecommunications system in the world and is one of only five states in the U.S. with 100 percent digital switching for telephones. They also have more fiber optic cable per mile, per capita than any other state. |
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Hawaii has its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time.) There is no daylight savings time. During American football season, the first round of any NFL Sunday game starts at 7:00 in the morning, because of the time difference with the rest of the United States. |
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In the work place, comfortable slacks and Hawaiian “Aloha” shirts are typically worn, but on “Aloha Fridays” most people wear jeans instead of slacks. |
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Sid Fernandez, the Pitcher who led the New York Mets to a World Series victory in 1986, was born in Honolulu. |
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The Hula is a traditional Hawaiian folk dance and integrates poetry, movement and rhythm to tell a story about Hawaiian history and culture. |
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Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that grows coffee and is the worldwide leader in harvesting macadamia nuts and orchids. Much of the cropland in Hawaii is used for growing sugarcane and pineapples, and more than 1/3 of the commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii. |
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The Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated inhabited island chain in the world, located 2,390 miles southwest of California. Each island was formed by a mountainous volcano or group of volcanoes that expelled lava to create land which finally rose above the ocean surface. |
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In Hawaii, Santa shows up in a bright red outrigger canoe, (a magic one of course) which carries him across the wide sea and right up onto the beach. |
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The word "Aloha" has several different meanings - welcome, goodbye, love, and friendship. |
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Hawaiian culture is very family oriented. Due to that, success is measured in terms of family, friends or colleagues. |
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