Hawaiian Islands

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archipelago volcanic island chain

The Hawaiian Islands are a remote volcanic archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean known for their tropical climate, diverse ecosystems, and rich Native Hawaiian culture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Hawaii 11
Hawaiian archipelago 2
Hawaiʻi 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
volcanic island chain ⓘ
annexationYear 1898 ⓘ
annexedBy United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
biome montane cloud forest ⓘ
tropical dry forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
contains Hawaiʻi (island) ⓘ
surface form: Hawaiʻi (Island of Hawaii)

Kahoʻolawe ⓘ
Kauaʻi ⓘ
Lānaʻi ⓘ
Maui ⓘ
Molokaʻi ⓘ
Niʻihau ⓘ
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Oahu ⓘ
surface form: Oʻahu
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Native Hawaiians ⓘ
formerCountry Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
formerPoliticalStatus Republic of Hawaii ⓘ
geologicalSetting Pacific Plate ⓘ
hasCapital Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ
surface form: Honolulu
hasEndemism high level of endemic species ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Haleakalā National Park ⓘ
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ⓘ
surface form: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ⓘ
highestPoint Mauna Kea ⓘ
knownFor Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
surfing ⓘ
tropical climate ⓘ
volcanic landscapes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hawaiian language ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: central Pacific Ocean
majorIndustry agriculture ⓘ
military ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
naturalHazard hurricanes ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
oceanCurrent North Pacific Gyre ⓘ
partOf Hawaii ⓘ
surface form: State of Hawaii
sovereignState United States of America ⓘ
statehoodYear 1959 ⓘ
timeZone Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time ⓘ
surface form: Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
volcanicOrigin Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ
surface form: Hawaii hotspot

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hawaiʻi (island) → archipelago → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaiian archipelago
Kahoʻolawe → archipelago → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Lānaʻi → archipelago → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Molokaʻi → archipelago → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Molokini Crater → archipelago → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Niʻihau → archipelago → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Oahu → archipelago → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Seventh Air Force → areaOfOperations → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Third voyage of James Cook → arrivalPlace → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
nēnē → breedingSeasonLocation → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Samoans → diaspora → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Hawaiian goose → endemicTo → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
nēnē → endemicTo → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Third voyage of James Cook → explored → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
HMS Discovery → exploredRegion → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Polynesians → hasMajorPopulationIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaiʻi
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain → hasPart → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Northern Pacific → hasPart → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Marquesic languages → hasRegion → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Oceanic art → hasSubregion → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Hawaiian → indigenousTo → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Native Hawaiians → indigenousTo → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Hanauma Bay → isPartOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Mokuʻāweoweo caldera → isPartOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Niʻihau → isPartOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Kauaʻi → islandGroup → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
The Gathering Place → islandGroup → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Oahu
Hawaiʻi (island) → largestIslandOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Ford Island
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Haleakalā National Park → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Honolulu Volcanic Series → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Hāna Highway → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Kauaʻi → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Koʻolau Range → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Lahaina → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Lahaina Historic District → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Lānaʻi → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Maui Nui → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Molokaʻi → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Molokini Crater → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Wailuku → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Waiʻanae Range → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
West Maui Mountains → locatedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Hawaiʻi Kai → locatedOn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Mauna Kea → mountainRange → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ