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Hawaii is the southernmost U.S. state and the second westernmost after Alaska. Like Alaska, Hawaii borders no other U.S. state. It is the only U.S. state not in North America, and the only one completely surrounded by water and entirely an archipelago. In addition to the eight main islands, the state has many smaller islands and islets.
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Hawaii, nicknamed the Aloha State, is an archipelago state composed of 8 major islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It lies about 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) southwest of the continental United States, 2,800 miles (4,400 kilometers) south of Alaska, and 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) north of Tahiti.
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Hawaii, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is a group of eight major volcanic islands and 124 islets in the central Pacific Ocean. Hawaii’s capital is Honolulu, located on the island of Oahu.
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Hawaii - Polynesian, US Territory, 50th State: The first inhabitants of Hawaii may have reached the islands as early as 300 ce from the Marquesas Islands. Contact with and settlement by Tahitians began in the 9th century ce.
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