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Facts to know before travelling to Hawaii


If you are a regular traveler, you must be familiar with certain good practices that have helped you save money on travelling, hotelling and fun activities. However, Hawaii is not such kind of destination,as travelers visiting Hawaii rarely consider such restrictions unless you are a college student.



It is said that thousands of years ago, Hawaiian Islands rose as a result of volcanoes eruption which is a phenomenon still happening around Hawaiian Islands.



You would be surprised to know that Hawaiian Islands were discovered by Captain James Cook in 1778 who named these Islands as “Sandwich Islands”. It was unfortunate that he was stabbed to death by locals. In 1819, After 51 years of the discovery, Hawaiian Islands were united by local king  Kamehameha  and named “Kingdom of Hawaii”.



Among the locals, Hawaii is known to be “The Aloha State”.

Saying “good-bye” “hello” is Hawaiian is simple, Just say Aloha.



There are only 12 English letters which are also part of Hawaiian language.



There are four counties in Hawaii which are



Maui

Kauai

Honolulu

Hawaii



Hawaii consist of lot of islands,where famour islands are



Kauai

Big Island

Niihau

Oahu

Maui

Molokai

Lanai

Kahoolawe



These islands have specially color and flower which is a sort of their identity.



One fact you must be surprised to know about Hawaii is that Pearl Harbor, yes the one attached by Japanese in 1941 is also in Hawaii.



If you find the rain to be romantic, Waialeale Mountain  is the place to be in Hawaii,as its wettest spot on earth and located in the Island of Kauai.

The average yearly rainfall at this place is 480 inches.



Island of Oahu is the capital of the Hawaiian state and is famous among tourists for snorkeling scuba diving activities.You can also see the largest windmills of the world with 400 feet long blades.



The biggest island among Hawaiian islands is "The Big Island of Hawaii" which has an area of 4000 square miles. One of largest mountain range name Mauna Kea is located at the very island. If you are interested in visiting telescopic measurements facilities, this place will be your top of the must visit places.

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