Hawaii…. by Samantha Raia Menu • • • • • • • • • State Symbols Famous Hawaiians Map Foods License Plate State Seal State Nickname State Capital Why Should people go to my state • • • • • • • • • • Interesting Facts Language Time Zone Population Economy Weather Sports Landmarks Sources Visit Hawaii 2 State Symbols • State flower is the Hibiscus. • State flag is red, white, and blue. • State bird is the Nene • State seal • State license plate • State dance is the Hula 3 Famous Hawaiians • Keanu Reeves • The Rock Keanu Reeves Date of birth-Sept. 2 1964 Movies-The Matrix-Enter the Matrix-The Matrix reloaded-The Animatrix-The Matrix reloaded. The Rock Date of birth-May 2 1972Real name-Dwayne Douglas Jonson-Movies-Be CoolWalking Tall-The Scorpion King-The Mummy ReturnsTop Gun-Wrestleing Maches-WWE Wrestlemainia X-8-WWE King of the Ring 4 Map of Hawaii Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California, the closest part of the United States. 5 Foods of Hawaii • Macadamia nut • Pineapple 6 License Plate • State license plate is… 7 State Seal • The state seal is… • The state motto means “the life of our land is based on goodness and fairness”. 8 State Nickname • The state nickname is the Aloha state because Aloha is a Hawaiian word for love, affection, and kindness. It also means both hello and goodbye. 9 State Capital • Honolulu is the Hawaiian state capital. It is one of Hawaii’s eight main islands. 10 Interesting Facts • Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee. • From east to west Hawaii is the widest state in the United States. • Undersea volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago formed Hawaii. • Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the union. Our last state! • More than one-third of the world’s pineapples come from Hawaii •Hawaii was formed by volcaneoes 11 Speak Hawaiian • Aa: rough, crumbling lava. • Ae: yes • Aole: no • Akamai: smart, clever • Hula: the dance of the Hawaiians • Kumu: teacher • Luau: party time • Lei: a garland of flowers • Mauna: mountain • Moana: ocean 12 Hawaiian Time Zone When it is dinner time in New York it is lunch time in Hawaii. NY time: 5:30pm = Hawaii time: 12:30pm That’s a five hour time difference! 13 Population • The population of Hawaii is 1,211,537. • That’s 188 people per square mile. The United States average is 80 people per square mile. This means Hawaii is crowded! 14 Economy Industry: Tourism, food processing, apparel, fabricated mental products, stone, clay, and glass products. Agriculture: Sugarcane, pineapples, nursery stock, livestock, macadamia nuts. 15 Weather Looks nice and hot compared to New York. 16 Sports • • • • Surfing Swimming Windsurfing Soccer 17 Landmarks • Kilauea, the world’s most active volcano • Pearl Harbor Memorial • Diamond Head, the most famous volcanic crater in the world. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Sources • • • • www.50states.com www.google.com www.askjeeves.com www.coconutboyhawaiia ndictionary.com • www.hawaiiweb.com • Student guide of Hawaii • State book by: Martin Hintz 28 (TO GO BACK TO MENU) 29 If you liked my slide show, Feel free to take a trip to Hawaii 30