HAWAII MOTTO: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono (The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness) Located in the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii consists of eight major islands. They are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe. Honolulu, which is in Oahu, is Hawaii’s capital and largest community. Hawaii entered the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. Hawaii’s economy was long dominated by plantation agriculture and …showed first 75 words of 997 total…

…showed last 75 words of 997 total…Polynesia in the 1st millennium AD, developed a tribal soxiety in isolation, but retained clear cultural ties to Polynesia. Hawaiians clustered in villages along the island’s seashores. They had no knowledge of metal. The men fished, farmed, and cooked. The women reared the children, made clothes, and wove mats for domestic uses. The Hawaiian population was divided into nobles, priests, and commoners. The Hawaiians worshiped four major gods and a host of minor deities.