Hawaii Riko Osila Marleen Varblas Sergei Kaasik Jgeva

Hawaii Riko Osila, Marleen Varblas, Sergei Kaasik Jõgeva Ühisgümnaasium Tutor: Maive Kase

General Information Ø Capital city : Honolulu Ø State : 50 Ø State nickname : Aloha State Ø Official languages: English, Hawaiian

The flag of Hawaii Ø 8 stripes – represents the eight main islands of Hawaii Ø The Union Jack- honoring Hawaii’s long relationship with the British

State Ø State fish : The reef triggerfish Ø State bird: Nene Ø State flower: Hibiscus ( yellow ) Ø State song: Hawaii Ponoi

The only state of the US that: Ø Is not geographically located in North America Ø Grows coffee Ø Has a royal place Ø Is completely surrounded by water Ø Does not have a straight line in its state boundary

History Ø Islands were discovered by the Polynesians, who gave them the name Hawaii Ø The Hawaiians were a people without writing, who preserved their history in chants and legends Ø When Captain Cook discovered Hawaii in 1778, he renamed them The Sandwich Islands Ø 1817 – Coffee was first planted

History Ø 1941 – December 7 th, Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The U. S. entered World War II. Ø 1900 – Hawaii became a United States territory Ø 1959 – Hawaii became the 50 th state. The first jet arrived. The age of tourism began

History Ø 1882 – America's only royal residence, Iolani Palace is built on Oahu. Ø James Cook's log describing the natives as "riding the ocean's waves on wooden boards", later was called surfing Ø 1934 – President Franklin Deleno Roosevelt arrived. He was the first United States president to visit Hawaii

Ø 1840 – The first Hawaii constitution of the kingdom was established Ø 1816 – The first Hawaiin flag was seen Ø Prince Liholiho abandoned the ancient taboo of eating with women

Celebrities Ø Nicole Scherzinger (pop star) of Pussycat Dolls fame Ø Fred Hemmings surf champion in 1968, now he is a senator for Kailua Ø Ashley Lelie star player at the University of Hawaii Warriors football team Ø Kelly Preston very talented actress, Tia Carerre(actress) also from Hawaii

Celebrities Ø Keanu Reaves (actor) also born in Hawaii (Keanu can be translated to "the cool one. " ) Ø Nicole Kidman (actress) has a state of Hawaii birth certificate Ø Barack H. Obama the President of the United States of America

Culture Ø The Hula – Hawaiin icon. It's an image of swaying hips, graceful hands and colorful costumes Ø The Spirit of Aloha – aloha is the most Hawaiian word. In the Hawaiian language, it can mean hello or goodbye. It also means love and affection.

Culture Ø Surfing – Oahu’s south shore is perfect for beginning surfers. Hawaii has the most surfers in the world

Alphabet Ø Hawaiian has the shortest alphabet in the world Ø consists of only twelve letters A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, W Ø H, K, L, M, N, P – as in English Ø A – Like the a in far Ø E – Like the e in bet Ø I – Like the y in city Ø O – Like o in sole Ø U – Like the oo in moon

Interesting Hawaii has the highest life expectancy in the United States. Life expectancy for males is 75, for females 80 years.

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References • http: //www. hawaiianroots. com/hawaiihistory. htm • http: //www. lava. net/~poda/history. html • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/History_of_Ha waii