I think we all dream to go to Hawaii, at least for one day, to sit on the whitest sand of the most popular islands in the world. Seen as a idea of exotic, and some of the most beautiful beaches it the world, parties and white nights, flower shits and palm trees, Hawaii still has many unknown things for us. Let’s review some of the 20 things I bet most of us didn’t knew about Hawaii until now…
1. Hawaii represents the most isolated group of isnalds in the world. 3846 km separates Hawaii from California and there are 6195 km’s between Japan and Hawaii.
2. Hawaii was the last area that european explorers discovered and documented.
3. Hawaii is the only american state in which coffee is cultivated.
4. Hawaii is formed by no less then 132 islands that spreads around 2414 km’s
5. Hawaii is the 50th state of United States. The agreement was ratified on 20 August 1959.
6. When, in 1959, Hawaii became officially an American state, it’s name was the Aloha State.
7. The native alphabet of Hawaii only contains 12 characters
8. In Hawaii there is no ethnic or racial majority. 30% of the residents are Caucasians, 40% asian, while the natives only represents 9% of the total population.
9. Around 200 of the 680 species of fish in Hawaii only live in this part of the world.
10. There are no advertising boards or snakes
11. Rabies is a disease unknown to the residents.
12. The most southern point of the United States is located South of the Big Island in Hawaii which is South Point.
13. The coral reefs in Hawaii represents 70% of the total of the american coral reefs.
14. Hawaii is the only US state in which there is no state police.
15. Is the biggest consumer of Spams in the US.
16. It’s initial name was Sandwich islands. Captain James Cook named it like this in 1778.
17. The name of the official fish and the symbol of this state is Humuhumunukunukuapua’a. In old traditions, each land animal had an equivalent in the water. Humuhumunukunukuapua’a is the equivalent of the pig.
18. Hawaii is one of the two US states that owns interstate highways without having a state border.
19. The Hawaii flag is the only flag of a US state that contains the image of the official England flag.
20. Ukule, the miniature guitar associated with natives, is actually a product brought by the Portuguese navigators.
