50 Facts About Hawaii

  • 50 Facts About Hawaii

Hawaii Fact 24 of 50: Hawaii’s Endemic Happy Face Spider

It’s hard not to be happy when you’re in Hawaii. Even Hawaii’s own spider exhibits that theory. The Hawaiian Happy…

July 25, 2009
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Fact 23 of 50: Hawaii’s Average Water Temperature

Hawaii’s average water temperature is 74º F. (23.3 C), with a summer high of 80º F. (26.7º C), per GoHawaii.…

October 1, 2018
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Fact 22 of 50: Hawaii was first united under King Kamehameha I

King Kamehameha the Great was the first person to unite all the islands of Hawaii under one rule in the…

June 11, 2014
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Hawaii Fact 21 of 50: Hawaii’s Northwestern and Southeastern Islands

When we think of Hawaii, we generally think of the eight major islands stretching from the Big Island to Kauai.…

July 13, 2009
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Fact 20 of 50 About Hawaii: The Hawaiian Alphabet

Today's fact about Hawaii focuses on the Hawaiian alphabet. This 12-letter alphabet has five vowels and only seven consonants. For…

July 13, 2009
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Hawaii Fact 19 of 50: Hawaii Loves Spam

Hawaii residents consume nearly 7 million cans of Spam each year making it the state that buys more Spam than…

July 13, 2009
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Hawaii Fact 18 of 50: How Big is Hawaii’s Big Island?

Does Hawaii’s Big Island deserve it’s name? Is it really big at all? Well, let’s examine a few facts and…

July 13, 2009
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Hawaii Fact 17 of 50: Hawaii is Home to the Smallest US County

Earlier in our series, we looked at Hawaii’s five counties. That was when some folks heard of little Kalawao County…

July 13, 2009
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Hawaii Fact 16 of 50: Island Nicknames

Did you know that each of the eight major Hawaiian Islands has a nickname based on a distinguishing characteristic? Here’s…

July 13, 2009
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Hawaii Fact 15 of 50: No Billboards In The 50th State

When you visit Hawaii, you won’t be bombarded with billboard advertisements. In fact, you won’t see billboards at all. Hawaii…

July 13, 2009