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Hawaii Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over950,055100.0In labor force612,83164.5Civilian labor force573,79560.4Employed537,90956.6Unemployed35,8863.8Percent of civilian labor…

Hawaii Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units460,542100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached239,62652.01-unit, attached38,2608.32 units10,6432.33 or 4 units20,9894.65 to 9 units30,9846.710 to 19 units22,9125…

Hawaii Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school320,842100.0Nursery school, preschool17,9095.6Kindergarten16,6975.2Elementary school (grades 1-8)136,31842.5High…

Statehood Day: Hawaii

The third Friday of August by Liz Olson Statehood Day in Hawaii commemorates Hawaii’s admission as the 50th state of the United States. Hawaii was annexed by the United States in…

Haleakala Observatories

(Encyclopedia) Haleakala ObservatoriesHaleakala Observatorieshäˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], astronomical facilities located on the summit of Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m), in Haleakala National Park,…

Punchbowl

(Encyclopedia) Punchbowl, hill, 500 ft (152 m) high, in the city of Honolulu, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. In the bowllike extinct volcanic crater at the summit (reached by a scenic drive) is the National…

Pele, Hawaiian goddess

(Encyclopedia) PelePelepāˈlā [key], Hawaiian goddess of the volcano. Her traditional home is Halemaumau, the fiery pit crater within the Kilauea caldera on the island of Hawaii.

Waianae Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Waianae MountainsWaianae Mountainswīänäˈā [key], volcanic range, along SW side of Oahu island, Hawaii. It rises to Mt. Kaala (4,025 ft/1,227 m), the highest point on the island.

Kamehameha

(Encyclopedia) KamehamehaKamehamehakämāˈhämāˈhä [key], dynasty of Hawaiian monarchs. Kamehameha I (Kamehameha the Great), c.1738–1819, was king of the island of Hawaii after 1790. Through conquest he…