Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands (English: Hawaii); It is one of the US states, and it consists of about 132 islands. Hawaii is one of the famous islands in terms of the beauty of its natural areas, and its mild climate, which encouraged many tourists to visit it from all countries of the world.
geography of Hawaii
The geographical area of Hawaii is 16,760 km², and it is a diverse area and terrain; Because of the diversity of the nature of the islands that make up it, which led to its geographical division into three groups, namely:
- The first group: is the group of the main islands in the southeast, and contains eight islands.
- The second group: It is a group of small islands in the central region, and it contains rocky islands.
- The third group: is the group of islands located in the northwestern region, and contains sandy and coral islands.
Most of the Hawaiian islands emerged as a result of volcanic activity emanating from the ocean, and the private beaches on the islands of the first group are white sand, different from the black sand beaches of the second and third groups of islands, with the spread of both volcanic rocks, and towering cliffs on their lands, and also share many trees.
The plants are among the areas where there is a lot of soil and rain, and Hawaii is characterized by the quality of its plants that are not similar to any region in the world, and only a small number of wild and rare animals are spread on its land.
The climate in Hawaii
Hawaii has a cold tropical climate affected by trade winds, and the average temperature in Honolulu usually reaches 22 degrees Celsius in February, while in August the average temperature reaches 27 degrees Celsius, and the wind speed is equivalent to 11.3 miles per hour, and the highest temperature reached 38 degrees Celsius in 1931 AD, while the lowest temperature reached -11 degrees Celsius in 1979 AD.
Precipitation in Hawaii is variable, and large amounts of it fall when the northeast winds blow. Heavy rains fall on the heights; Mount Walyal is one of the areas on which rain water falls at a rate of up to 1234 cm, while the average precipitation in Honolulu city reached 46.5 cm in the time period between 1971 AD - 2000 AD, and snow falls on the mountain peaks.
Demographics of Hawaii
The estimated population of Hawaii, according to 2016 statistics, is 1,428,557, and most humanities scholars believe that the origins of most of the population belong to the Polynesians, who migrated from the northwest of the Marquesas Islands, in the time period between the fourth and seventh centuries AD, and also constitutes a group of people Immigrants from Tahiti, who arrived in Hawaii in the time period between the ninth and tenth centuries AD.
With the arrival of large numbers of peoples and tribes to Hawaii, this led to the emergence of the use of boats as means of transportation. in Hawaiian society, which closely resembles the characteristics of Polynesians.
The British James Cook was the first to arrive from foreigners to the Hawaiian Islands in 1778 AD, which later led to the arrival of many explorers from Europe and America to the lands of the islands, and this greatly affected the Hawaiian community.
Over time, the prevailing culture in society changed; As the population began to be influenced by the Anglo-British culture, and thus the spread of Christianity among them with the arrival of American missionaries in 1820 AD, and by the nineteenth century AD, the community in Hawaii was Christian, and it constituted a mixture of Europeans and Americans.
Both English and (Traditional) Hawaiian are the official languages of Hawaii, with the traditional language gradually disappearing; Even the number of speakers is very few, and nowadays most of the population uses the English language in their local dialect, and it is called Hawaiian Creole and it is one of the simple languages.
Education in Hawaii is relatively advanced, from kindergarten to graduate school.
Hawaii attractions
There are a number of famous tourist attractions in the Hawaiian Islands, including:
- The USS Arizona Memorial: It is a memorial to a group of more than 1,000 men who died during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in America. It was established in 1950 by engineer Alfred Price, and it contains a cinema, theater and restaurants, and many people visit it.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: It is one of the parks in Hawaii, and contains volcanic activity dating back 70 million years, and this park is one of the largest tourist destinations, and there are two volcanoes that are classified as one of the largest active volcanoes in the world. Existing only in the Hawaiian Islands, which have adapted to the surrounding volcanic nature, and in 1987 AD the park was classified as a World Heritage Site, and is the only site in Hawaii that can be reached on foot, or by cycling.
- Bailey House Museum: It is a museum that belongs to the last Maoist king.
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