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At the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Visitor Center overlooking the Kīlauea Crater, one of the world's most active volcanoes. Due to high sulfur dioxide levels much of the viewing area around the crater was closed while I was there in December 2008. |
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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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