Hawaii (Concert of Europe)

The Kingdom of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Aupuni Mōʻī o Hawaiʻi), informally known as Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi) is an insular sovereign nation in northern Polynesia. It consists of an archipelago, comprising hundreds of islands spread over 2,400 kilometers: there are eight main islands, which are, from southeast to northwest, Hawai'i (the largest island for which the country was named and where the capital Honolulu stands), Maui, Kaho'olawe, Lānai, Moloka'i, O'ahu, Kaua'i and Ni'ihau. Hawaii was settled centuries ago by Polynesian travellers, and remained divided between numerous tribal chiefdoms for most of its history.

The Kingdom of Hawaii as it exists today was created when all of the islands were unified under the powerful king Kamehameha I: later, his dynasty died out and was substituted by the Kalākaua house, which is still in power today. At the same time, Europeans discovered the islands, which became a protectorate of. British influence on the islands was very strong: Christianity was spread to Hawaii, and English was adopted as one of the islands' official languages (along with indigenous Hawaiian), while the Union Jack even features on Hawaii's national flag. A few years after the, Hawaii asked and obtained to become a fully sovereign country.

Hawaii is among the world's fastest developing countries: as the state is now fully centralized and tribal chiefdoms have been reduced to purely ceremonial entities, the economy and administration of the state are being rapidly modernized. Hawaii is however little industrialized, and most of the economy depends on fishing, agriculture, whaling and tourism.