Hawaii
Hawaii (hə-WY-ee)
Hawaii (Template:IPA-en) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands.
Etymology
The name 'Hawaii' is derived from the Proto-Polynesian *hawaiki, meaning 'place of the gods' or 'homeland'. The word is cognate with Maori Hawaiki, Rarotongan 'avaiki, and Samoan avaiki, referring to the underworld in these cultures.
Related Terms
- Honolulu: The capital and largest city of Hawaii.
- Oahu: The third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous.
- Maui: The second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
- Kauai: The fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago.
- Hawaiian language: The Austronesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed.
- Aloha: A word in the Hawaiian language that has numerous meanings, both as a single word and when used in context with other words.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Hawaii
- Wikipedia's article - Hawaii
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