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State:	Hawaii
Abbreviation:	HI
Capital:	Honolulu
Largest City:	Honolulu
Population:	1211537
Land-Square Miles:	6,423
Land-Square Miles Rank:	47
Highest Point:	Mauna Kea, 13,796 ft.
Governor of Hawaii:	Linda Lingle
Political Party:	Republican
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	August 21, 1959
State Number:	50th
State Motto:	The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness (Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono)
State Nickname:	Aloha State
State Flower:	Pua Aloalo
StateFlower2:	Hibiscus brackenridgei
State Bird:	Nene
State Song:	Hawaii Ponoi - Hawaii's Own
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. They may also have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians
Major Industries:	Tourism, Sugarcane and Pineapples
Historical Sites:	Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Polynesian Cultural Center, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Iolani Palace, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Kealakekua Bay, Royal Mausoleum
Points Of Interest:	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala National Park, Waikiki Beach, Akaka Falls, Aloha Tower, Barking Sands, Sea Life Park, Waimea Canyon
Bordering States:	Hawaii is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean