Hawaii

or Ha·wai·'i

[ huh-wahy-ee, -wah-, -wah-yuh, hah-vah-ee ]

/ həˈwaɪ i, -ˈwɑ-, -ˈwɑ yə, hɑˈvɑ i /

noun

a state of the United States comprising the N Pacific islands of Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu: a U.S. territory 1900–59; admitted to the Union 1959. 6424 sq. mi. (16,715 sq. km). Capital: Honolulu. Abbreviation: HI (for use with zip code), Haw.

the largest island of Hawaii, in the SE part. 4021 sq. mi. (10,415 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for hawaii

President Rhee resigned soon thereafter and was secreted out of the country to Hawaii by the American CIA.

Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea |Rich Goldstein |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He said he uses the quiet time at night to ponder a move to Puerto Rico or maybe Hawaii.

Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. |David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In pre-contact Hawaii, he reminds us, all land belonged to the king.

How Haoles Destroyed Hawaii |Wendy Smith |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
California died in 1997 while rescuing his son from drowning in Hawaii.

‘No Stairway, Denied!’ Led Zeppelin Lawsuit Winds on Down the Road |Keith Phipps |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And Hawaii politics has a tendency to mostly ignore mainland trends and issues.

Even Hawaii Hates Obama Now |David Freedlander |August 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He tried Hawaii, where, unable to prove him insane, the authorities deported him.

The Cruise of the Snark |Jack London
This portion of Hawaii is the orange district, and we had delicious oranges every day.

Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California |Mary Evarts Anderson
It had not been that way in Hawaii, for there already the grip of the girder has made rigid the life of nature and the people.

The Pacific Triangle |Sydney Greenbie
In Japan, there is some talk of sending the emigrants back to Hawaii, with a demand that they be permitted to land.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897 |Various
In the centre of the floor is a pit, or fireplace, much like the cooking-place one sees in Samoa or in Hawaii.

Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson

British Dictionary definitions for hawaii

Hawaii

/ (həˈwaɪɪ) /

noun

a state of the US in the central Pacific, consisting of over 20 volcanic islands and atolls, including Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and Molokai: discovered by Captain Cook in 1778; annexed by the US in 1898; naval base at Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese in 1941, a major cause of US entry into World War II; became a state in 1959. Capital: Honolulu. Pop: 1 257 608 (2003 est). Area: 16 640 sq km (6425 sq miles) Former name: Sandwich Islands Abbreviation: Ha, (with zip code) HI

Cultural definitions for hawaii

Hawaii

State located in the Pacific Ocean southwest of the mainland United States; consists mainly of a chain of eight islands, including Hawaii, the largest, and Oahu, location of Honolulu, the state's capital and largest city.

notes for Hawaii

Fiftieth state, admitted in 1959.

notes for Hawaii

Location of Pearl Harbor.

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Hawaii

or Ha·wai·'i

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