Hawai'i
Hawai'i is an archepelego of 137 volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, located around 2,000 miles from the United States mainland. Since 1959, it has been one of the 50 states, the only one outside the North American continent.
The archipeligo was first settled by Polynesian explorers some time before 1120. In 1778, James Cook became the first non-Polynesian to set foot on the Islands, though he was quickly followed by an influx of European and North American traders, whalers, and explorers. This had devestating conseqences for the native population, who were decimated by unfamiliar diseases. The entire archipeligo became a single unified kingdom in 1810, but in 1893, Queen Liliʻuokalani was overthrown by a conspiracy of American government officials and business interests, and the Islands were annexed by the United States. In 1959 it became the most recent state to join the union, though a significant Hawaiian sovereignty movement continues to campaign for freedom from American occupation.
The eight main islands are Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, O'ahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the world's third largest protected area.
Due to its proximity to Providence Island, Hawai'i has the highest population of Inhumans in the United States, and the forth highest population world-wide (after Providence, Kenya, and Greenland. Trade with New Attilan has become one of the fastest growing markets in Hawai'i, and polls show that feelings towards both the Island, and Inhumans in general, are much more possitive among the population than in most other States.
Alternative Name(s)
American: Hawaii
Type
State
Population
1,455,271
Related Ethnicities
Inhabitant Demonym
Hawaiian
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Owning Organization