Hawaii's Fun Facts

fun facts part 1

• From east to west, Hawaii is the widest state in the United States, measuring 1,500 miles from the island of Ni’ihau to the Big Island

Fun facts part 2

• Hawaii’s nickname is the “Aloha State.” The word “aloha” is derived from the Polynesian word: “alofa,” whose meanings include “love,” “compassion” and “mercy.” Aloha is used both as “hello” and “goodbye.”

Fun facts part 3

• Residents of the “Aloha” State live longer than those of any other U.S. state, with a life expectancy 81.5 years, almost three years longer than the country’s average of 78.8.

fun facts part 4

• The “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa” – one of the longest words in the Hawaiian language – or reef triggerfish. “Humuhumu,” short in Hawaiian for “fish that grunts like a pig,”

fun facts part 5

• Hawaii is home to the endemic “Happy Face Spider,” whose abdomen bears a one-of-a-kind pattern resembling a smiling face.
• The State of Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth.

fun facts part 6

• The Hawaiian state colors are : Hawai'i - Red Maui - Pink O'ahu - Yellow Kaua'i - Purple Moloka'i - Green Lana'i - Orange Ni'ihau - White Kaho'olawe - Gray

My resources

• http://www.bigislandguru.com/fun-hawaiian-facts.html