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Hawaii…. by Samantha Raia. State Symbols Famous Hawaiians Map Foods License Plate State Seal State Nickname State Capital Why Should people go to my state. Interesting Facts Language Time Zone Population Economy Weather Sports Landmarks Sources Visit Hawaii. Menu. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Hawaii….by Samantha Raia
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Menu
• State Symbols• Famous Hawaiians • Map• Foods• License Plate • State Seal• State Nickname • State Capital• Why Should people
go to my state
• Interesting Facts • Language• Time Zone• Population • Economy• Weather• Sports• Landmarks• Sources• Visit Hawaii
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State Symbols
• State flower is the Hibiscus.
• State flag is red, white, and blue.
• State bird is the Nene
• State seal
• State license plate
• State dance is the Hula
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Famous Hawaiians• Keanu Reeves• The Rock
Keanu ReevesDate of birth-Sept. 2 1964Movies-The Matrix-Enter the Matrix-The Matrix reloaded-The Animatrix-The Matrix reloaded.
The RockDate of birth-May 2 1972-Real name-Dwayne Douglas Jonson-Movies-Be Cool-Walking Tall-The Scorpion King-The Mummy Returns-Top Gun-Wrestleing Maches-WWE Wrestlemainia X-8-WWE King of the Ring
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Map of Hawaii
Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California, the closest part of the United States.
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Foods of Hawaii• Macadamia nut• Pineapple
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License Plate• State license plate is…
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State Seal• The state seal is…• The state motto means
“the life of our land is based on goodness and fairness”.
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State Nickname• The state nickname
is the Aloha state because Aloha is a Hawaiian word for love, affection, and kindness. It also means both hello and goodbye.
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State Capital• Honolulu is the
Hawaiian state capital.
It is one of Hawaii’s eight main islands.
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Interesting Facts• Hawaii is the only
state that grows coffee.• From east to west
Hawaii is the widest state in the United States.
• Undersea volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago formed Hawaii.
• Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the union. Our last state!
• More than one-third of the world’s pineapples come from Hawaii
•Hawaii was formed by volcaneoes
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Speak Hawaiian • Aa: rough, crumbling
lava.
• Ae: yes
• Aole: no
• Akamai: smart, clever
• Hula: the dance of the Hawaiians
• Kumu: teacher
• Luau: party time
• Lei: a garland of flowers
• Mauna: mountain
• Moana: ocean
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Hawaiian Time Zone
When it is dinner time in New York it is lunch time in Hawaii.
NY time: 5:30pm = Hawaii time: 12:30pm
That’s a five hour time difference!
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Population• The population of
Hawaii is 1,211,537.• That’s 188 people
per square mile. The United States average is 80 people per square mile. This means Hawaii is crowded!
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Economy Industry: Tourism,
food processing, apparel, fabricated mental products, stone, clay, and glass products.
Agriculture: Sugarcane, pineapples, nursery stock, livestock, macadamia nuts.
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WeatherLooks nice and hot
compared to New York.
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Sports• Surfing • Swimming• Windsurfing • Soccer
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Landmarks• Kilauea, the world’s
most active volcano• Pearl Harbor
Memorial• Diamond Head, the
most famous volcanic crater in the world.
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Sources• www.50states.com
• www.google.com
• www.askjeeves.com
• www.coconutboyhawaiiandictionary.com
• www.hawaiiweb.com
• Student guide of Hawaii • State book by: Martin Hintz
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If you liked my slide show, Feel free to take a trip to Hawaii