Aloha!
"E komo mai"--
Welcome to Hawai'i
The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean." -- Mark Twain
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The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean." -- Mark Twain
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Interesting Facts about Hawaii…
*The Hawaiian language has the shortest alphabet in the world. It has only 12 letters A,E,I,O,U,H,K,L,M,N,P,W.
*The Hawaiian Islands were originally settled by Polynesian immigrants more than 1000 years ago but remained unknown to Europeans until Captain James Cook landed there in 1778.
*During the late 1800s, Hawaii developed an export economy based on sugar and pineapple cultivation, drawing thousands of Asian immigrant workers to the farms.
*In 1893, Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani attempted to impose a new constitution claiming more authority for native Hawaiians, but white leaders occupied the government office in Honolulu and overthrew the monarchy.
*The tallest mountain in the world from base to summit is located on the island of Hawaii. The dormant volcano Mauna Kea measures over 30,000 feet tall when measured from its ocean base to summit, several hundred feet higher than Mt. Everest in the Himalayas.
*Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich isles. The great English navigator Capt. James Cook so named the islands in 1778 in honor of his patron the Earl of Sandwich ( who is also credited with creating the edible type sandwiches).
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