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At the Laupahoehoe Train Museum on the island of Hawai'i. The museum cronicles the history of the Hilo Railroad, which began in 1899 and lasted to 1946, when
railroad tracks and facilities were irreparably damaged by a devastating tidal
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Website : www.hawaii.gov |
Capital
: Honolulu |
Highest
point : Mauna
Kea, 13, 796 feet |
Area : 10,932 square miles,
43rd largest state |
Population : 1,211,537
(2000 US census) |
Motto
: The life of the land
is perpetuated in righteousness.
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Admitted to
Union : August 21, 1959 |
State
Song : "Hawai`i Pono`i" |
State Bird
: Nene (Hawaiian goose) |
State Flower : Yellow Hibiscus
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State Tree : Kukui
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