HAWAII Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/26/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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This cache was placed as part of Hike-n-Seek 2015.



HAWAII FACTS AND TRIVIA

Entered the Union: August 21, 1959 (50th State) Capital: Honolulu
Origin of Name: The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.
State Nicknames: Aloha State • Paradise of the Pacific
State Motto: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
(Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono)
State Bird: Nene (Hawaiian Goose) State Tree: Kukui (Candlenut)
State Animal: Humpback Whale State Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
State Forests: 19 • State Parks: 52 State Song: “Hawaii Ponoi"
Famous for: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Pearl Harbor Memorials, Waikiki Beach
Famous Hawaiians: Angela Perez Baraquio (Miss America 2001), Steve Case (business executive), Samuel Castle (missionary), Fr. Damien and Mother Marianne Cope (ministers to leper colony), Don Ho (entertainer), Kaahumanu (Hawaiian queen), Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (Olympic swimmer), Kamahameha I (first Hawaiian king), Kamehameha V (last of the dynasty), Liliuokalani (last Hawaiian monarch), Bette Midler (singer), Ellison Onizuka (astronaut), Chad Rowan (sumo wrestler), Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Miss America 1991), Don Stroud (actor), Claus Spreckels (developer)

DID YOU KNOW?


  1. The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.
  2. Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
  3. Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.
  4. More than one-third of the world's commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii.
  5. There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.
    • Vowels: A, E, I, O, U
    • Consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W
  6. From east to west Hawaii is the widest state in the United States.
  7. The Hawaiian Islands are the projecting tops of the biggest mountain range in the world.
  8. Honolulu's zenith star, (the star that rises directly above it) is Arcturus. The Hawaiians called it Hokule'a. (Hoe koo lay uh.)
  9. Under-sea volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago formed the islands of Hawaii.
  10. The Hawaiian Archipelago consists of over 130 scattered points of land stretching some 1,600 miles in length from the Kure Atoll in the north to the Island of Hawaii in the south.
  11. The first Asian American in the United States Senate was Hawaii's Hiram Fong. Descended from Chinese immigrants, Fong was elected to the Senate in 1959.
  12. Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the union on August 20th, 1959.
  13. Island flowers and colors used to represent each island.
    • Niihau - Pupu Shell - White
    • Kauai - Mokihana (Green Berry) - Purple
    • Oahu - Ilima -Yellow
    • Maui - Lokelani (Pink Cottage Rose) - Pink
    • Molokai - White Kukui Blossom - Green
    • Lanai - Kaunaoa (Yellow and Orange Air Plant) - Orange
    • Kahoolawe - Hinahina (Beach Heliotrope) - Grey
    • Big Island of Hawaii - Lehua Ohia - Red
  14. Hawaii has its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time.) There is no daylight savings time.) The time runs two hours behind Pacific Standard Time and five hours behind Eastern Standard Time.
  15. There are four counties in Hawaii (Kauai; city and county of Honolulu; Maui; and Hawaii). Each city has a mayor and council in charge.
  16. All subterranean minerals belong to the state. Except for state owned water, some lava stone, and minor granites and semi-precious minerals, there are few underground minerals.
  17. The wind blows east to west in Hawaii. The highest recorded temperature is 96' F (Honolulu Airport), but temperatures over 92' F generally occur only once or twice a year. The lowest temperature (under 3000 feet altitude) is 56' F. Temperatures under 60' F may occur but rarely more than once a year. Average daytime temp. (July) is 82' F. Average daytime temperature in January is 72' F.
  18. There are no racial or ethnic majorities in Hawaii. Everyone is a minority. Caucasians (Haoles) constitute about 34%; Japanese-American about 32%; Filipino-American about 16% and Chinese-American about 5%. It is very difficult to determine racial identification as most of the population has some mixture of ethnicities.
    ISLAND OF NIIHAU
  19. A privately owned island, with livestock raising as its principal industry. There is highly limited access by general public through helicopter landings at uninhabited sites. Legend says Niihau was the original home of the goddess Pele. The island has a population of 230, and is 69 square miles.
    ISLAND OF KAUAI
  20. The fourth largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
  21. The Waialua River is one of five navigable river in Hawaii. It drains off Waialeale Mountain, which averages 488 inches of rain per year and is considered the wettest spot on earth.
  22. The Waimea, the Hanape'pe, the Lumahai and the Hanalei River are almost as big and quite navigable. The Hanalei River was dedicated a "national treasure" recently and is under government protection from use as a "place of business".
    ISLAND OF OAHU
  23. Honolulu is the largest city in the world -- at least it has the longest borders. According to the state constitution any island (or islet) not named as belonging to a county belongs to Honolulu. This makes all islands within the Hawaiian Archipelago, that stretch to Midway Island (1,500 miles northwest of Hawaii) part of Honolulu. Honolulu is about 1,500 miles long or more distance than halfway across the 48 contiguous states.
  24. Wai Golf Course is Hawaii's first municipal course.
  25. Honolulu is the nation's 11th largest metropolitan area.
  26. More than 100 world-renowned beaches ring Honolulu.
  27. Iolani Palace is the only royal palace in the United States.
  28. The world's largest wind generator is on the island of Oahu. The windmill has two blades 400 feet long on the top of a tower twenty stories high.
  29. The island of Oahu draws more visitors than any other to Hawaii. One-third of the state's best surfing beaches are on Oahu.
    ISLAND OF MAUI
  30. The island is home to many famous attractions including Haleakala Crater, the old whaling town of Lahaina, the road to Hana, and Kaanapali Beach.
  31. Haleakala Crater (Ha-lay-ah-ja-lah), is the world's largest dormant volcano.
    ISLAND OF MOLOKAI
  32. Molokai is known as the most Hawaiian Isle.
  33. Molokai's east end is a tropical rain forest and part of the island receives 240 inches of rainfall a year.
  34. Molokai Ranch Wildlife Park is home to rare African and Indian animals.
  35. Kalaaupapa was once a leper colony administered by Father Damien.
  36. The island contains the world's highest sea cliffs, Hawaii's longest waterfall, and the largest white sand beach in the state.
    ISLAND OF LANAI
  37. The island of Lanai is considered Hawaii's most secluded.
  38. The island was once the home of the world's largest pineapple plantations.
  39. Hulope Bay is a marine preserve and considered one of the best diving spots in the world.

    ISLAND OF KAHOOLAWE
  40. Once used as a target by the U.S. Navy and Air Force the services are cleaning up unexploded shells. No one is allowed to go ashore without permission. The island consists of an uninhabited area of 45 square miles.
    THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII
  41. The Big Island is Hawaii's largest at 4,038 square miles. It is twice the size of all other Hawaiian Islands combined.
  42. The largest contiguous ranch, in the United States, is in Hawaii. The Parker Ranch near Kamuela has about 480,000 acres of land.
  43. At 800,000 years the Big Island is the youngest of the island chain. However, it was the first island discovered by voyaging Polynesians.
  44. Kilauea volcano is the world's most active.
  45. Ka Lae is the southernmost point in the United States. It is located at 18:54:49 N 155:41:00 W.   There is a constant 27 knots per hour wind blowing east to west, 24 hours per day and 365 days per year.
  46. Two of the tallest mountains in the Pacific - Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa - dominate the center of the island. Most of the world's macadamia nuts are grown on the island.
  47. Kilauea Iki is the world's most active and largest volcano.
  48. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world (measured from its base at the ocean floor).
  49. The island houses the world's biggest telescope and more scientific observatories in one place than anywhere else in the world.
  50. The island is the worldwide leader in harvesting macadamia nuts and orchids.


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