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With a unique culture and language, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States on August 21, 1959. It is located in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from the mainland, at . The Hawaiian Archipelago comprises eight islands and atolls extending across a distance of 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Of these, eight are considered "main islands" and are located at the southeastern end of the archipelago. These islands are: from (northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The latter is by far the largest, called the "Big Island" or "Big Isle". In the 19th Century, they were known as the Sandwich Islands. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian island chain. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or the Leeward Islands are the small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain located northwest (in some cases, far to the northwest) of the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. They are administered by the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi except Midway Atoll, which has temporary residential facilities and is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In the state of Hawaiʻi, they are part of the City & County of Honolulu. The United States Census Bureau defines this area as Census Tract 114.98 of Honolulu County. Its total land area is 8.0485 km² (3.1075 sq mi). For the full article, click here. Rainbow and sulfur dioxide emissions from the [[Halemaʻumaʻu Crater]] on Kīlauea. Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani File:Ruth Keelikolani, retouched photo by J. J. Williams.jpg Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani Princess Keʻelikōlani of Hawaiʻi, also known as Princess Ruth or Ruth Keʻelikōlani (1826-1883), was a member of both the Kamehameha Dynasty and Kalākaua Dynasty, and Governor of the Island of Hawai'i. Ruth became the largest landholder in the Kingdom of Hawai'i, owner of lands that would later become part of the present-day Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate as well as the estate of Sam Parker. Princess Keʻelikōlani was a staunch traditionalist. For the full article, click here. Wikinews Hawaii portal October 16: Hurricane warning goes into effect in Bermuda as Gonzalo nears August 31: Hawaiian Airlines announces iPad mini in-flight service April 29: Australian Jesse Williams drafted in fifth round by the NFL's Seattle Seahawks January 13: Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world August 8: Wikinews interviews Andy Martin, U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate August 6: Sitcom star Roseanne Barr announces run for U.S. president June 4: Brazilian surfer wins world championship in Pichilemu, Chile April 27: U.S. President Barack Obama releases original birth certificate July 25: Brush fire starts in Hawaii's Makua Valley February 27: Pacific Rim braces for tsunami following major Chilean earthquake Template:/box-footer 100px ... that Hawaiian missionary David Belden Lyman's son Rufus Anderson Lyman had 15 children; two became Generals in World War II? ... that Rev. Elias Bond (1813–1896) used proceeds from a Hawaiian sugar plantation to fund his church and a girls' seminary? ... that despite losing his right arm and having no formal civil engineering education, Henry Perrine Baldwin (pictured) oversaw a pioneering sugarcane irrigation system on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 1876? ... that the last two buildings used by the Makawao Union Church were built atop the foundation of a 19th-century sugarcane mill in Maui, Hawaii? ... that the Kukaniloko Birth Site was speculated to be a Hawaiian Stonehenge? ... that while Timothy Haʻalilio and William Richards were in Europe negotiating for diplomatic recognition of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1843, they found out it was already under a British occupation? ... that during the 1824–1842 term of Richard Charlton as the first British consul to the Kingdom of Hawaii, he was involved in a controversial land claim? This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo, that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals. Mahalo Thanks A common usage: Mahalo nui loa, Thanks very much Note: It is often misconstrued among malihini that mahalo means rubbish/trash because most rubbish cans have the word mahalo on them. "I am always telling our federal agencies and contractors that if they bring work to Hawaiʻi, they need to hire Hawaiʻi residents." — Senator Daniel Akaka Template:/box-header There are no anniversaries listed for this day. Template:/box-footer The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? List of portals Featured portals