Hawaii (English)

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Honolulu

Hawaiian Islands are a archipelago which is very famous and very well known all over the world.Hawaiian islands also appeal to me so much,Hawaii is always in my mind and i have always wanted to go to Hawaii,even to move there and i still desire to make these pretty dreams come true.So when i hear the word Hawaii,i have a smile on my face and i feel hopeful. Firstly i will share basic information about Hawaiian Islands.
 Hawaiian Islands are located in Pasif Ocean and they are 3.700 km away from the main land. Hawaii consists of some islands,but the islands that are accepted to be the main big islands of Hawaii consist of eight islands. Firstly the biggest one of them is Hawaii İsland(Big İsland) and the others are Oahu,Maui,Lanai,Molokai,Kauai,Niihau and Kahoolawe. Among these eight islands,the bigget one is Hawaii(Big Island).The capital city of Hawaii is Honolulu. Honolulu is on Ohau island which also has the highest population of Hawaii. Its population is around 900.000. Acording to the statistics that were done in 2010,the population of Ohau island is 953.207. Honolulu is exactly like a city. There are long buildings,factories,luxury hotels,restaurants and long motorways in Honolulu. Although Honolulu is getting bigger everyday,it is said that the local people in Hawaii are so sensitive about nature and they make a great affort to protect the nature of Hawaii. In 2013 the total population of Hawaii was saved as 1.404.054 people. Hawaiian islands were first seized by other polenesian islands and after that various tribes and people settled down on Hawaiian Islands. In 1778, English James Cook set foot on Hawaii and James Cook is consideret to be the first european person who went to Hawaii for the first time and after James Cook set foot, relationships between Hawaii and europe started.Furthemore because of these relationships,gunpowder was introduced to Hawaii and that's why Hawaiian people began to capture other islands.

Hawaii depends on The United States. Hawaii joined The U.S.A in 1898. In addition hawaii is counted among the states of America and Hawaii is the fiftieth and the last state of The U.SA. Hawaii completely has a volcanic shape,all the islands of Hawaii were generated by volcanicity. The volcanos in Hawaii are still active,they maintain their volcanicity. The main subtance of the land of Hawaii are lavas which go to the surface from under the water and after lavas get cold,they are formed as a land. The reason why Hawaii is still contunuing to expand is beacuse active volcanos still keep their volcanicity today and this leads to the expanding of Hawaiian Islands. The biggest volcanic mountain in the world is ''Mauna Loa'' and it is located on Hawaii(Big Island) which is the biggest island of hawaii. Mauna Loa means long mountain in local hawaiian language. On the other hand Hawaii has a perfect climate that is so suitable for visitors loving tropical climate. Hawaii has a tropical climate. Temperatures are usually between 18 and 26 degrees,but in some seasons temperatures may decrease under 18(in the coldest season,around 14-16 degrees) and they may increase up to 26(in the hottest season,around 29-32 degrees). Since Hawaii is in the middle of Pasific Ocean and it is quite far from the main land,the rate of humidity is high. Therefore rain is a fact which can be associated with Hawaii. In the world,the second place that takes rain the most is on Kaua island and it is Waialeale Mountain. In Hawaii,Creole English is used apart from Local Hawaiian Language. Creole English is a complecated language which includes both English and Local Hawaiian Language. The most familiar word in this language is ''Aloha''. Aloha means some meanings,these are firstly hello,see you,thank you and i love you. As it is seen,this language is a bit different,but it is so nice in terms of sounds. The main source of income is tourism in Hawaii. Hawaii holds completely a touristic feature. The result with that all restaurants,hotels,shops are provided income by tourism.

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 In addition of these,Hawaii has its own culture. Hawaiian people assimilated a life style acording to the geographic contitions and features of Hawaii. As the most important sign for Hawaii is Ocean and nature,Hawaiian people feel that they belong to ocean and nature. So they also prefer doing activities relevant to ocean and nature. Mostly all of people living in Hawaii go surfing,they are really successful about surfing. Also Hula Dance and Hawaiian shirts are important signs that belong to Hawaiian culture.

 

 

Şafak Hançer

 

 

 

 

Note: I benefitted from Wikipedia while writing this article.