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  2. Hawaii (island) - Wikipedia

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    Hawaii (/ h ə ˈ w aɪ. i / ⓘ hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi Hawaiian pronunciation: [həˈvɐjʔi]) is the largest island in the United States, located in the eponymous state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands , a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean .

  3. Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The center of population of Hawaii is located on the island of O'ahu. Large numbers of Native Hawaiians have moved to Las Vegas, which has been called the "ninth island" of Hawaii. [159] [160] Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due in part to a large number of military personnel and tourist residents.

  4. Hawaiian Islands - Wikipedia

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    Hawaiʻi island (the Big Island) is the biggest and youngest island in the chain, built from five volcanoes. Mauna Loa, taking up over half of the Big Island, is the largest shield volcano on the Earth. The measurement from sea level to summit is more than 2.5 miles (4 km), from sea level to sea floor about 3.1 miles (5 km). [16]

  5. This Hawaii island could get a brand new state park. Here’s ...

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    Makapuu Beach and the east coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Islands to the right are Rabbit Island and Lizard Island, that took the name from the shape rather than its inhabitants.

  6. List of islands of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Hawaii is divided into five counties: Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauaʻi, and Maui. Each island is included in the boundaries and under the administration of one of these counties. Honolulu County, despite being centralized, administers the outlying Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Kalawao (the smallest county in the United States in terms of ...

  7. Niihau - Wikipedia

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    Niʻihau is the only island where Hawaiian is spoken as a primary language. [41] Oral tradition maintains that the Niʻihau dialect is closer to the Hawaiian register spoken during the time of contact with Europeans; there is linguistic evidence to support this claim, such as the pronunciation of k as /t/. [42] English is the second language.

  8. Lanai - Wikipedia

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    It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. [6] The island's only settlement of note is the small town of Lanai City. The island is 98% owned by Larry Ellison, cofounder and chairman of Oracle Corporation; [7] the remaining 2% is owned by the state of Hawaii or individual ...

  9. Oahu - Wikipedia

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    Oahu (/ oʊ ˈ ɑː h uː / oh-AH-hoo; Hawaiian: Oʻahu pronounced) is the third-largest and most populated island of the Hawaiian Islands and of the U.S. state of Hawaii. [1] The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [2] constitute the City and County of ...