| Kingdom of Hawaii ｹ ｱｳﾌﾟﾆ ﾊﾜｲｲ Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
OTL equivalent: Hawaii | ||||||
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| Motto: ｳﾜ ﾏｳ ｹ ｴｱ ｵ ｶ ﾊｱｲﾅ ｲ ｶ ﾎﾟﾉ (Hawaiian) ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness") |
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| Anthem: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī |
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| Capital | Honolulu | |||||
| Official languages | Hawaiian | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Hawaiians; Whites; Japanese; Chinese; Koreans | |||||
| Religion | Christianity; Hawaiian folk religion; Japanese folk religion; Buddhism; Irreligion | |||||
| Demonym | Hawaiian | |||||
| Government | Unitary state; Constitutional parliamentary monarchy | |||||
| - | King | |||||
| - | Prime Minister | |||||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Hawaii | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Constitution enacted | October 8, 1840 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 28,311 km2 10,931 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 1,252,788 | ||||
| Currency | Hawaiian yen (HWY) |
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| Time zone | HWST (UTC-10) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .hw | |||||
| Calling code | +65 | |||||
Hawaii (Hawaiian: ﾊﾜｲｲ Hawaiʻi), officially the Kingdom of Hawaii (Hawaiian: ｹ ｱｳﾌﾟﾆ ﾊﾜｲｲ Ke Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) is a sovereign state that occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean. It includes almost the whole volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which spans 1,500 miles (2,400 km) and is made up of hundreds of islands. The eight "main islands" in the southeastern end of the archipelago are Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and the island of Hawaiʻi, spread from northwest to southeast. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian sub-region of Oceania. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.
Hawaii has a population of approximately 1.2 million people living in a culturally diverse society with significant populations of Native Hawaiians, Asians (especially Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese), Pacific Islanders, and Caucasians. Due to the historical cultural influences from Japan and the country's mid-Pacific location, it has many Asian influences along with its own vibrant native culture. The islands' untamed topography, which includes mountains, valleys, rainforests, and coral reefs, was created by volcanic activity. Notable volcanoes include Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. When measured from its base on the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is the tallest peak in the world. Hawaii’s diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike.
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