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The State of Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States of America on August 21, 1959. The island state is situated in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from the mainland, at 21°18_41_N, 157°47_47_W. In the 19th century, Hawaii was also known as the Sandwich Islands. The Hawaiian Archipelago comprises eight islands and atolls extending across a distance of 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Of these, eight high islands are considered the “main islands” and are located at the southeastern end of the archipelago. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Ni_ihau, Kaua_i, O_ahu, Moloka_i, L_na_i, Kaho_olawe, Maui, and Hawaii. The latter is by far the largest, and is very often called the “Big Island” or “Big Isle” to avoid confusion with the state name.

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ConCon debate about changes in Hawaii ? and pivotal Nov. 4 vote

Oct 15, 2008 6:55 pm

It was round two of the televised Constitutional Convention debates last night, with two lawmakers, the state attorney general and a constitutional expert battling it out over the merits and downsides...

Kobayashi proposes elevated EzWay highway for Oahu

Oct 15, 2008 10:00 am

City Councilwoman Ann H. Kobayashi yesterday unveiled a $2.5 billion plan to reduce traffic congestion by building express lanes for an expanded fleet of buses and for private vehicles with three or ...

Hawaii consumers cutting energy use

Oct 15, 2008 9:47 am

The summer months usually come with calls for power conservation and warnings about system overloads. But this year, residents cut back on their own ? thanks to the soaring price of electricity.

Aunt plans appeal to no-contest plea in child abuse case

Oct 15, 2008 9:31 am

A woman who calls herself the "Royal Minister of Foreign Affairs" for the sovereignty group Hawaiian Kingdom Government has pleaded no contest to eight counts of assaulting children in what ...

Mint to roll out Hawai'i quarters

Oct 15, 2008 9:11 am

Twelve-year-old Madeline Williams got hooked on the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program last year when she held a Massachusetts quarter, and now she can't wait for Hawai'i's quarter to arrive on Nov...

Dialysis coming to Hana residents

Oct 15, 2008 8:57 am

Hana will be the first community in the nation to host a communal home dialysis service. The arrangement was just approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service and could benefit other remo...

High court takes ferry appeal

Oct 15, 2008 8:55 am

The Hawai'i Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear an appeal seeking to invalidate a state law that allowed Hawaii Superferry to begin operation last year without an environmental impact statement.

'60s activist avoids comment on Obama campaign

Oct 15, 2008 8:45 am

As his name was tossed back and forth yesterday in the fury of the presidential campaign, 1960s radical William Ayers spent the day as he often does, working quietly as a professor and trying to ignor...

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Oct 15, 2008 8:37 am

U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono was honored recently as a 2008 Pre-K Champion by national preschool advocacy organization Pre-K Now, established in 2005.

Bottomfish not as depleted as thought

Oct 15, 2008 8:31 am

A new scientific assessment has found the supply of bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands may not be as depleted as was feared.

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