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1. Hawaii is often called "The Rainbow State"
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2. Hawaii is the 49th state, with New Mexico being the 50th. (Meaning the time the Statehood was granted)
Hawaii was actually admitted into the union last, August 21, 1959 was the day Hawaii was admitted, and January 6, 1912 for New Mexico.
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3. Hawaii is the most isolated population center on Earth.
It’s about 2,400 miles from the Mainland U.S., the closest landmass. Because of that, it has its own time zone.
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4. Jurassic Park (1993) was filmed in Hawaii.
From Here to Eternity (1953), South Pacific (1958), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Jurassic Park (1993), Avatar (2009) and The Descendants (2011) were filmed in Hawaii.
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5. Surfing actually wasn't invented in Hawaii.
Nope, surfing was invented in Hawaii and there is a great deal of evidence that the modern sport of stand up paddle boarding (SUP), which is immensely popular worldwide,
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6. You can mail coconuts in Hawaii without a box, or any type of wrapping.
The coconut has an address on it, and they'll mail it to the desired destination.
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7. There are many snakes in Hawaii.
There are actually NO snakes in Hawaii.
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8. They don't actually grow coffee in Hawaii- it's just a myth.
Nope. Hawaiians are the only people in the country that grow coffee.
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9. Some parts of Hawaii are actually pretty cold- with the average temperature at 38 degrees.
Completely made up.
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10. There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.
Vowels: A, E, I, O, U Consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W
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11. Hawaii consists of 10 different islands.
Actually, there are 26 different islands in Hawaii.
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12. Hawaii is the only state with 2 official languages; English and Hawaiian.
The other 49 states all have one; English.
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13. The day after Labor Day, Hawaiians wear white.
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14. Hawaii's average temperature (In the summer) is 100 degrees.
Hawaii's average summer temperature is 85.
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15. The Hawaiian islands were previously ruled under a monarchy.
Lahaina (in West Maui) was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1824 to 1845. There’s a long, rich history in that little town!
A E I O U H K L M N P W ʻ (ʻokina)
And I have never in my entire life witnessed. a collective group of people wearing white after Labor Day