Outline of Hawaii

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Hawaii:

Hawaii is the newest state among the 50 states of the United States of America. It is also the southernmost state, the only tropical state, and the only state that was previously an independent monarchy.

The state comprises the Hawaiian Islands (with the exception of Midway) in the North Pacific Ocean and is the only U.S. state that is not primarily located on the continent of North America.

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of Hawaiʻi

Names
Common name: Hawaii
Pronunciation: /həˈwaɪ.i/

Official name: State of Hawaiʻi (use of ʻokina preferred, but not required), Hawaiian: Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi

Abbreviations and name codes
Postal symbol: HI

ISO 3166-2 code: US-HI

Internet second-level domain: .hi.us

Nicknames
Aloha State (currently used on license plates)[1]

Paradise of the Pacific[1]

Pineapple State[1]

Rainbow State[2]

Youngest State[1]
Adjectivals
- Hawaii
- Hawaiian
Demonyms
- Hawaii Resident
- Hawaiian
Transitive verb
- Hawaiianize

Geography of Hawaii

Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii

Several sites are within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Aerial view of Hawaii Kai and Koko Head

Sandy Beach, Hawaii

Aerial view of Magic Island, a manmade peninsula

Puʻu ʻŌʻō at dusk, June 1983

Geography of Hawaii – Unlike the other states of the Union, Hawaii is a group of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean.

Hawaii is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
  - Pacific Ocean
    - North Pacific Ocean
      - Hawaiian Islands
  - United States
    - Western United States
- Western hemisphere
Population of Hawaii: 1,455,271 (2020 U.S. Census^[3])
Area of Hawaii
Atlas of Hawaii
Places in Hawaii

Environment of Hawaii

Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands
Environmental issues in Hawaii
Climate of Hawaii
- Global warming in Hawaii
Geology
- Hawaii hotspot
Superfund sites in Hawaii
Wildlife of Hawaii
- Fauna of Hawaii
  - Birds of Hawaii
    - Endemic birds of Hawaii
  - Non-marine molluscs of Hawaii
  - Insects of Hawaii
    - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) of Hawaii
  - Invasive species in Hawaii

Geographic features of Hawaii

Natural Area Reserves of Hawaii

Ahihi-Kinau

Administrative divisions of Hawaii

An enlargeable map of the five counties of the state of Hawaiʻi

The five counties of the state of Hawaiʻi
Communities in Hawaii
- State capital of Hawaii: Honolulu (the 55th largest city in the United States)
- City nicknames in Hawaii
- Sister cities in Hawaii
- Census-designated places in Hawaii

Demography of Hawaii

Demographics of Hawaii – Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due to large military and tourist populations.

Government and politics of Hawaii

The Hawaii State Capitol from the southeast

Government and politics of Hawaii

Branches of the government of Hawaii

Government of Hawaii

Executive branch of the government of Hawaii

History of Hawaii

Discovery and settlement of Hawaii

History of Hawaii, by period

Kalākaua, the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

Haleakalā National Park, view at 9,740 feet (2,970 m)

Ancient Hawaiʻi (before 1810)
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, 1810–1893
- Kamehameha I, 1795–1819
- Kamehameha II, 1819–1824
- Kamehameha III, 1825–1854
- Kamehameha IV, 1855–1863
- Kamehameha V, 1863–1872
- Lunalilo, 1873–1874
- Kalākaua, 1874–1891
- Liliʻuokalani, 1891–1893
- Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Provisional Government of Hawaii, 1893–1894
- Citizen's Committee of Public Safety, 1893–1894
Republic of Hawaii, 1894–1898
- Sanford Ballard Dole, 1894–1898
Territory of Hawaii, 1898–1959
- United States annexation, July 4, 1898
- Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900
- Hawaii National Park established on August 1, 1916
- World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
  - Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  - United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
State of Hawaiʻi becomes 50th State admitted to the United States of America on August 21, 1959
- Haleakala National Park designated on September 13, 1960
- Hawaii National Park renamed Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on September 22, 1961
- Hurricane Iniki, 1992

History of Hawaii, by region

History of Hawaii, by subject

Culture of Hawaii

The Hawaii Convention Center building in Honolulu

Aloha shirt and fragrant lei of fresh pikake (Arabian jasmine)

Hawaiian hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei), the official state flower of Hawaii

Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Culture of Hawaii – the aboriginal culture of Hawaii is Polynesian. Hawaii represents the northernmost extension of the vast Polynesian triangle of the south and central Pacific Ocean. While traditional Hawaiian culture remains only as vestiges in modern Hawaiian society, there are reenactments of the ceremonies and traditions throughout the islands.