Coordinates: 21°18?41?N 157°47?47?W? / ?21.31139, -157.79639
This article is about the U.S. State. For other uses of the term, such as the Island of Hawaii, see Hawaii .
Official language
English, Hawaiian
Demonym
Hawaiian
Capital
Honolulu
Largest city
Honolulu
Area
Ranked 43rd in the US
- Total
10,931 sq mi
- Width
n/a miles
- Length
1,522 miles
- % water
41.2
- Latitude
18°?55? N to 28°?27? N
- Longitude
154°?48? W to 178°?22? W
Population
Ranked 42nd in the US
- Total
1,283,388
- Density
188.6/sq mi
Ranked 13th in the US
- Median income
$53,123
Elevation
- Highest point
Mauna Kea
13,796 ft
- Mean
3,035 ft
- Lowest point
Pacific Ocean
0 ft
Admission to Union
August 21, 1959
Governor
Linda Lingle
Lieutenant Governor
James Aiona
U.S. Senators
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Akaka
Congressional Delegation
List
Time zone
Hawaii: UTC-10
Abbreviations
US-HI
Website
www.hawaii.gov
The State of Hawaii " class="IPA">/h??wa?i?/ or /h??wa??i?/; Hawaiian: Moku??ina o Hawai?i) is a state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The most recent census puts the state's population at 1,283,388.
This state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which is made up of hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles . At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are Ni?ihau, Kaua?i, O?ahu, Moloka?i, L?na?i, Kaho?olawe, Maui, and Hawai?i. The last is by far the largest, and is often called the "Big Island" or "Big Isle" to avoid confusion with the state as a whole
