Introduction:
Hawaii State is the only archipelagic state in the United States, consisting of 132 islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It has a land area of 16,700 square kilometers. It has a population of 1,115,300 (1990), with 86.5% of the population living in urban areas. About 80 percent of the state's population is located on the island of Oahu. The capital city is Honolulu.
The archipelago was formed by volcanic eruptions and consists of eight large islands and 124 smaller islands, stretching 2,450 kilometers and forming a crescent-shaped island chain. Hawaii Island is the largest island, on which there are two active volcanoes. The climate is mild and pleasant all year round, and the precipitation is greatly affected by the terrain, which varies greatly from place to place, with nearly 50% of the area covered by forests.
The earliest inhabitants were Polynesians, and after 1778, European and Asian immigrants came to the island; the Kingdom of Hawaii was founded in 1795, and was annexed by the United States in 1898; in 1900, the island was annexed to the United States, and in 1959, it became the fiftieth state of the United States. Nowadays, the majority of residents are white Europeans, Americans and Japanese, followed by mixed-race people, Filipinos and Chinese.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy, producing sugarcane, pineapples, coffee, and bananas, with pineapples leading the world in production. Industry is dominated by the food processing industry, with a few oil refineries, chemicals, cement, etc. Food and major industrial products are imported. Food and major industrial products are imported. Because of the pleasant climate and beautiful scenery, the tourism industry is very developed, with an annual average of more than 7 million visitors, Oahu is a concentrated area of tourism.
Located at the "crossroads" of the Pacific Ocean, Oahu is a hub for sea and air transportation between Asia, the United States and Oceania, and has an important strategic position. Among them, Honolulu is the Pacific route of the relay and important port. Highway developed, few railroads. Pearl Harbor is home to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Base and Command. Federal government defense spending is the state's largest economic source (second only to tourism as a source of economic revenue).
Oahu is a concentration of industrial and agricultural production, and Honolulu, located on the island's southeast shore, is the state's largest political, economic, and cultural center. It is home to the University of Hawaii and other institutions of higher learning, including the world-famous East-West Cultural Center housed in the University of Hawaii.
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