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a volcano factory that unionized into a state and charges you $9 for a coconut.
means a chain of volcanic islands in the middle of the pacific, the 50th us state, built by a hotspot the plates keep sliding over.
from named for the biggest island, likely from proto-polynesian hawaiki meaning homeland, the word polynesian voyagers carried across the pacific for centuries before james cook mapped them in 1778 and called them the sandwich islands, a name that mercifully did not stick.
still growingkilauea adds new land to the big island constantly
most isolatedfarthest from any continent of any island chain
annexation shameus overthrew the hawaiian kingdom in 1893, illegally
no snakesone of few places on earth truly snake-free
for instance
mauna kea — tallest mountain on earth base to peak, 10,210 meters
pearl harbor — 1941 attack that pulled the us into world war two
na pali coast — kauai cliffs so vertical roads simply gave up
waikiki beach — oahu strip that invented modern surf tourism