| "> | | | | (handsome),manu (bird), mauna (mountain), moana |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | (ocean), nani (beautiful), oe (you), and nui (large), and |
| Hawaii is called the "Island of Flowers".Like Colombia, | | | | aloha (welcome, friendship, good-bye and love). |
| Uganda and Thailand, Hawaii is very rich in flora, with a | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| great diversity of native and exotic species.There are | | | | The aloha skirt, a sport shirt with exotic designs, |
| many orchids and other rare plants such as | | | | became fashionable in the world in the 1980s.The |
| hint´o hib, plumerian, ilima,silversword, and | | | | Hawaiian shirts were worn by superstars such as |
| candlenut. Certainly, Hawaii has the world record for | | | | Richard Gere, Bob Barker, Timothy Hutton, Jack |
| gardens.The state flower is the yellow hibiscus.The | | | | Nicholson, and Paul Newman. |
| state flower is a symbol for each state in the United | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| States. | | | | Hawaii has many famous people: Yvonne Marianne |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Elliman (singer and actress), Tia Carrera (actress), |
| The Pearl of the Pacific or Hawaii is one of the most | | | | Hiram Bingham (archaeologist), Bette Midler (singer and |
| beautiful places in the world. It is famous for its rich | | | | actress), Nicole Kidman (actress), Betty Jones (dancer), |
| marine life and pristine white beaches. | | | | Keala O´Sullivan (sportswoman), Brooke |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Mahealani Lee (Miss USA and Miss Universe 1997), |
| Hawaii is the birthplace of surfing. It was a sport | | | | Don Ho ( actor), Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (sportsman), |
| invented in Hawaii by kings and chieftains.Hawaiian | | | | Samuel Kahanamoku (sportsman), Warren Kealoha |
| islanders called their sport he´e nalu in the 18th | | | | (sportsman), Jack Johnson (singer-songwriter),Israel |
| century. Currently, surfing is a popular sport in countries | | | | Kamakawiwo´ole (singer), Kristina Anapau |
| such as South Africa, Cape Verde, Barbados, Peru, | | | | (model and actress), Andy Bumatai (actor), and Kelly |
| South Africa, Australia, and the United States.Unlike | | | | Hu (model and actress). |
| some sports, surfing isn´t an olympic sport yet. | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | In the 18th century, Bernice Pauahi Bishop should have |
| King Kamehameha I was a great man in Hawaiian | | | | been princess of Hawaii, but she did not accept it.She |
| history.He unified the islands in 1795. | | | | donated a number of sums of money and time to |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | charity works. She died in 1884. Bernice Bishop is a |
| Like Egypt (Hatshepsut and Cleopatra), Madagascar | | | | national heroine in Hawaii. |
| (Ranavalona I and Ranavalona III) and Ethiopia (Uizero | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| Taitu and Judik Melenik), Hawaii had two queens. In | | | | The state motto is "Ua Ma ke Ea o Ka Aina I ka |
| 1823, Kaahumanu became queen of Hawaii. The | | | | Pono" (the life of the island is perpetuated in |
| second queen was Liliuokalani. She came to power in | | | | righteousness). |
| 1891.She was an ardent nationalist. However, her | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| government was defeated in 1893. | | | | Like Iceland, New Zealand and Taiwan, Hawaii is one |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | of the most industrialized islands in the world, but at the |
| The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters: a, e, h, I, k, l, | | | | same time, it has a sense of nature and a sense of |
| m, n , o, p , u, and w. For example: ae (yes), ala (path), | | | | beauty. |
| aole (no), hale (house), hana (work), haole( foreigner), | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| hele mai (come here), hoomalimali (flattery), huhu | | | | Machu Pichu is one of the most famous ruins in the |
| (angry), hula (dance), kai (the sea), kane (man), kapu | | | | Latin America. It was discovered by a team headed |
| (forbidden), kaukau (food), keiki (child), ko (sugar), | | | | by Hawaiian archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911. |
| mahalo(thanks), mahimahi (a delicious fish), maikai | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |