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In 2009, the United States military spent US$12.2 billion in Hawaii, accounting for 18% of spending in the state for that year. 75,000 United States Department of Defense personnel live in Hawaii. [242]
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
The location of the state of Hawaiʻi in relation to the rest of the United States of America. 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.
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory [1] [2] [3] (Hawaiian: Panalāʻau o Hawaiʻi) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 30, 1900, [4] until August 21, 1959, when most of its territory, excluding Palmyra Island, was admitted to the United States as the 50th US state, the State of Hawaii.
After being the runner-up last year, Hawaii topped the overall rankings as 2024’s happiest state, with a score of 68.71. The Aloha State also snagged the top spot for physical and emotional well ...
56 years ago today, Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States. On August 21, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the proclamation welcoming Hawaii into the United States. It was ...
Map of the United States with Hawaii highlighted. This is a list of census-designated places in Hawaii. There are no separately incorporated cities in the entire state; Honolulu County is both a city and county. There are 151 census-designated places. Population data from the 2020 Census. [1]