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Hawaii

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Coordinates: 21°18′41″N 157°47′47″W / 21.31139°N 157.79639°W / 21.31139; -157.79639

Hawaii
KintraUnitit States
Afore stateheidTerritory o Hawaii
Admittit tae the UnionAugust 21, 1959 (50t)
Lairgest metroOahu metropolitan aurie
Govrenment
 • GovrenorDavid Ige (D)
 • Lieutenant GovernorShan Tsutsui (D)
LegislaturState Legislature
 • Upper hooseSenate
 • Lawer hooseHoose o Representatives
U.S. senatorsBrian Schatz (D)
Mazie Hirono (D)
U.S. Hoose delegation1: Colleen Hanabusa (D)
2: Tulsi Gabbard (D) (leet)
Population
 • Total1,431,603 (2,015 est)[1]
 • Density82.6/km2 (214/sq mi)
 • Median hooseaud income
$64514[2]
 • Income rank
12th
Leid
 • Offeecial leidInglis, Hawaiian
Latitude18° 55′ N tae 28° 27′ N
Longitude154° 48′ W tae 178° 22′ W

Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi) is the airchipelago o the Hawaiian Islands in the Paceefic Ocean. Acceptit on 21 August, 1959, Hawaii constitutes the 50t state o the Unitit States. As o the 2010 U.S. Census it haes 1.4 million indwallers. Honolulu is the lairgest ceety an the state caipital. It was an independent kinrick frae 1819 tae 1893.


References

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  1. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015" (CSV). U.S. Census Bureau. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.