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| − | Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii situated on Hawaii's 3rd largest island – Oahu – in
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| − | the Pacific Ocean. Honolulu city is on Oahu's southeastern coast but the entire island
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| − | is called Honolulu County. The word Honolulu means "protected bay" and as the
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| − | name suggests the city developed around a bay. Honolulu is divided into districts
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| − | the best known of which is Waikiki there is also the historic site of Pearl Harbor, a
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| − | dynamic city, miles of white sandy beaches and not far away from the city center is
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| − | lush natural countryside.
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| − | Hawaii was settled by Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands about 1,500
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| − | years ago, 500 years ago the Tahiti settlers arrived and Hawaii's unique culture
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| − | evolved. Captain Cook brought the white man to the islands in 1791 and in 1810 the
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| − | Hawaiian Royal family was formed from a unification of the various tribes on the
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| − | islands. The noble royals ruled the islands until 1893 when the American colonists
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| − | contrived a coup getting Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The Hawaiian culture was
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| − | also influenced by the influx of Asian and Portuguese immigrants who came to work
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| − | on the sugar and pineapple plantations. Hawaii officially became the 50th state of the
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| − | USA in 1959.
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| − | Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places in the world with a unique culture and
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| − | friendly locals who welcome visitors who come to enjoy the sun and surf, inimitable
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| − | volcano landscape and the lush, green rainforests.
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