Hawaii Information-What You DIDN'T Know About the Hawaiian
Islands
Hawaii is a State that was admitted into
the Union on August 21, 1959 and making it the 50th State. Now,
for those that have never even stepped foot in Hawaii, let's clear up
a few things. First of all, it's known that Hawaii is
an island paradise. Right? Full of trade winds blowing
through your hair and beautiful balmy sunny skies above. We have
beautiful beaches and lush green valleys and wonderful hiking trails
through our mountainous ridges. Oh, yes. Hawaii is all of that and then
some.
You are making your plans for your Relocation to Hawaii
or even your vacation or honeymoon to Hawaii and you don't know where
you want to stay. You haven't the foggiest idea that Hawaii is made
up of small islands and that each island is a county.
Oahu
(oh ah hoo): "The Gathering Place" is where the
business and hustle and bustle is. Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head and
the famous Sunset Beach on the North Shore. This is
HONOLULU COUNTY. And our office is in Central Oahu in
Mililani Town.
Niihau
(knee ee how oo): The "Forbidden
Island". Privately owned by the Robinson family since
1864 it is only accessed by family members, the US Navy, guests and
government officials.
Kauai
(cow eye ee) or"The Garden
Isle" and one of the wettest spots on earth is on Mt. Waialeale. My
mother was born and raised here too. It is also Kauai
County.
Molokai
(Mo lo ka ee): Is the
"Friendly Isle" and one of the least developed islands in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Lanai
(la na ee) was known as the
"Pineapple Island". The pineapples phased out and now there are a
couple of resorts there.
Maui (ma oo ee) or the "Valley Isle"
is known for its isthmus (the little portion of land that connects
the two larger masses of land). This is Maui County.
Ah....the ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Now this
is what confuses people when they think of "Hawaii" or the Hawaiian
Islands. The island of Hawaii is also known as "the Big Island"
obviously for it being the largest of the islands as well as the
largest island in the United States. It is also larger than all of
the islands combined.
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