Where the Hawaiian Islands are located

Hawaiian Islands

The Hawaiian Islands is one of the United States of America. It is made up of 132 islands and is not part of the North American land. Its location is in the central Pacific North, Honolulu is its capital and the largest city among its cities. Hawaii is one of the most famous islands in terms of the beauty of its natural areas, characterized by a temperate climate, which has encouraged many tourists to visit from all over the world.

Geography of Hawaii

The geographical area of ​​Hawaii is 16,760 km², and is a variety of areas and terrain; because of the diversity of the nature of the islands that make up, which led to the geographical division of three groups, namely:

The first group is the main group of islands in the south-east and contains eight islands.

The second group: is a group of small islands in the central region, containing rocky islands.

The third group is the group of islands located in the north-west region and contains sandy and coral islands.

Most Hawaiian islands have emerged as a result of the volcanic activity of the ocean. The private beaches of the First Group Islands are white sand, different from the shores of the second and third islands of black sand, with volcanic rocks and high cliffs on their lands. And plants within the areas where there is soils and rainfall, and is characterized by the quality of Hawaiian plants that do not resemble any area in the world, and spread on its land only a small number of wild animals and rare.

Climate in Hawaii

The tropical climate of Hawaii is tropical, influenced by commercial winds, and average temperatures in Honolulu usually reach 22 degrees Celsius in February. In August, the average temperature is 27 degrees Celsius, wind speed is 11.3 And the highest temperature reached 38 ° C in 1931. The lowest temperature reached -11 ° C in 1979.

Rainfall in Hawaii is mixed, and large quantities fall in northerly winds. Heavy rain falls on the highlands. Waileal Mountain is one of the most rain-hit areas with an average of 1234 cm. The average rainfall in Honolulu reached 46.5 cm in the period between 1971 and 2000, and snow falls on the mountain peaks.

Demographics in Hawaii

By 2016, the population of Hawaii is estimated to be 1,428,557. Most anthropologists believe that the origins of most of the population belong to the Polynesians, who emigrated from the northwest of the Marquis in the period between the 4th and 7th centuries AD, Immigrants from Tahiti, who arrived in Hawaii in the period between the ninth and the tenth centuries AD.

With the arrival of large numbers of people and tribes to Hawaii, the use of boats as a means of transport. Traditional navigation routes indicate that Hawaii was not isolated from people as it was thought, but had contact with the Polynesian regions, In the Hawaiian society, which is very similar to the characteristics of the Polynesians.

James Cook was the first to arrive in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, which led to the arrival of many explorers from Europe and America to the islands. This impact greatly affected the Hawaiian community. Infectious diseases spread, killing many islanders, and As time passed, the culture of the society changed. The population began to be influenced by English-British culture, and hence the spread of Christianity among them with the arrival of American missionaries in 1820. In the 1800s, the community in Hawaii was Christian and a mix of Europeans and Americans.

Both Hawaiian and Traditional Hawaiian are the official languages ​​of Hawaii, with the traditional language gradually disappearing; the number of speakers is very small. Currently, most of the population uses English in their own local dialect, called Hawaiian Creole. Simple languages. Education in Hawaii is relatively advanced, from kindergarten to graduate.

Attractions in Hawaii

The Hawaiian Islands have a number of popular attractions including:

USS Arizona Memorial: A monument to a group of more than 1,000 men who died during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in America. The design of the monument is a long structure, in the middle of which is part of a sunken warship. Founded in 1950 by architect Alfred Bryce, it contains cinema, theater and restaurants, and is visited by many people.

Hawaii National Park Hawaii is a Hawaiian park with 70 million years of volcanic activity. It is one of the largest tourist destinations, with two of the world's largest active volcanoes and a nature reserve for wildlife, Located in the Hawaiian Islands, adapted to the surrounding volcanic nature. In 1987, the park was designated as one of the World Heritage Sites and is the only site in Hawaii that can be reached by foot or by riding the stairs.

The Bailey House Museum: A museum dating back to the last king of the Maoist. The observer of this museum and its contemplator knows a collection of information, stories about the Maoists who lived in that area, and displays many artifacts, paintings and handicrafts.