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About Our District

Hawaii Quick Facts:

Statehood: 8/21/1959
Nickname: Aloha State (50th)
State Motto: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Bird: Nene
Fish: Humuhumunukunukuapua ̀a
Mammal: Humpback Whale
Flower: Hibiscus or Pua Aloala

Population:

State: 1,211,537
Oahu: 876,156
CD 1: 606,718

Area:

Oahu: 597 Square Miles
State: 10,932 Sq. Miles
Coastline: 750 Sq. Miles
Shoreline: 1,052 Sq. Miles

Hawaii is the most isolated population center on Earth. Hawaii is 2390 mi from California, 3850 mi from Japan, 4900 mi from China and 5280 mi from the Philippines.
Highest Point: Mauna Kea: 13,796 ft. (6th)
Lowest Point: Pacific Coast: Sea Level (3rd)
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Economy:

  • Agriculture – Sugarcane, pineapples, nursery stock, livestock, macadamia nuts, coffee
  • Industry – Defense, tourism, food processing, apparel, fabricated metal products, (Pearl Harbor Naval Ship Yards) stone, clay and glass products.

List of endangered species in Hawaii