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.

humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa → nativeTo → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Hawaiʻi (island) → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Kahoʻolawe → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Kauaʻi → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Koʻolau Range → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Kīlauea → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Maui → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Maui County → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Maui Nui → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaiian archipelago
Mauna Kahalawai → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Mauna Kea → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Mauna Loa → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Long Mountain → partOf → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Mauna Loa
Queen Kapiolani → placeOfActivity → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Māui (Polynesian demigod) → regionOfMyth → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Māui
Lono → regionOfWorship → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Diocese of Hawaii → regionServed → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Hawaiian Airlines → regionServed → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory → regionServed → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Port of Honolulu → servesRegion → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Lānaʻi → state → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Niʻihau → state → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hawaii
Moana Surfrider Hotel → touristRegion → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
aliʻi (chiefly) system → usedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Pele → worshippedIn → Hawaiian Islands ⓘ