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The State of Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States of America on August 21, 1959. The island state is situated in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from the mainland, at 21°18_41_N, 157°47_47_W. In the 19th century, Hawaii was also known as the Sandwich Islands. The Hawaiian Archipelago comprises eight islands and atolls extending across a distance of 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Of these, eight high islands are considered the “main islands” and are located at the southeastern end of the archipelago. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Ni_ihau, Kaua_i, O_ahu, Moloka_i, L_na_i, Kaho_olawe, Maui, and Hawaii. The latter is by far the largest, and is very often called the “Big Island” or “Big Isle” to avoid confusion with the state name.

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Navy plan calls for new air fleet

Nov 22, 2008 7:08 pm

The mix of military aircraft at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kane'ohe Bay would change substantially beginning by 2012 under a plan released yesterday by the Navy. All but three of the Navy's 27 aging ...

Abused Hawaii children 'angry' that aunt's sentence only 5 years

Nov 22, 2008 7:06 pm

Prosecutors said the physical and mental abuse committed by Rita Makekau on five children was so heinous that she should spend the next 41 years behind bars. Circuit Judge Virginia Crandall called Mak...

Pflueger indicted in Kaloko breach

Nov 22, 2008 7:05 pm

More than two years after the deadly collapse of the Kaloko Reservoir dam, a Kaua'i grand jury yesterday indicted former car dealer James Pflueger on manslaughter charges.

Hawaii on flash-flood watch; Oahu rain could get heavy today

Nov 22, 2008 10:15 am

O'ahu residents will awaken this morning to fairly steady rain that may be locally heavy at times, the National Weather Service predicted last night. By tomorrow, normal trade wind weather should prev...

Bodies of 2 people found in Ko Olina residence

Nov 22, 2008 10:09 am

The bodies of two people, a man and a woman, were found in a residence in Ko Olina last night by police who were called at 5 p.m., authorities said.

Dam law stricter, but budget short

Nov 22, 2008 10:07 am

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources made an embarrassing concession after the fatal Kaloko dam breach on Kaua'i in 2006.

Critics fault Inouye's stay-the-course approach

Nov 22, 2008 10:02 am

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, the incoming chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, doesn't plan to make any major changes in its operations, quashing hopes of watchdog groups seeking more openn...

Lana'i brushfire lit by fallen line

Nov 22, 2008 9:31 am

This week's Lana'i brushfire was caused by a downed power line that had been felled by high winds, officials say.

Salutes

Nov 22, 2008 9:08 am

? The Queen's Medical Center recently honored its student and adult Kokua Po'okela Award volunteers of the year. They are: Tori Miyagi, a senior at Hawaii Baptist Academy; Suzanne Nakoa, a volunteer s...

A week of lawmakers & breakers

Nov 22, 2008 9:05 am

Things seemed to settle down after the political excitement of recent months, but there was still plenty of fodder for our "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:

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