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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Updated Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:53 PM
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Hilo, Hawaii
Updated Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:53 PM
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Cloudy		66°FHigh: 77°F
Low: 66°F
Wind: 6 mph
Humidity: 88%
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 HAWAIIAN HISTORY

  • At 2,400 miles from the nearest major landmass, Hawaii was one of the last places on earth to become populated.
  • Hawaii's first inhabitants are believed to have arrived in sailing canoes from the Marquesas Islands, about 500 A.D.
  • About 1000 A.D., waves of Tahitians arrived and conquered the Marquesans. 
  • Captain James Cook was the first European to make contact with Hawaii, in 1779.

 

 

 

THE LAND

  • Hawaii is known as "the endangered species capital of the world." 
  • It has more endangered and threatened species than all other U.S. states combined. 
  • The Big Island has two active volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Kilauea.  Kilauea is the most active volcano in the world.   
  • Mauna Loa is the tallest mountain on earth, when measured from the ocean floor. 
  • Mauna Kea receives several inches of snow per year.