Outline of Hawaii

See also: Index of Hawaii-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Hawaii:

The Flag of the State of Hawaiʻi

The Great Seal of the State of Hawaiʻi

The location of the state of Hawaiʻi in relation to the rest of the United States of America

Hawaii is the newest state among the 50 states of the United States of America. It is also the southernmost state, the only tropical state, and the only state that was previously an independent monarchy.

The state comprises the Hawaiian Islands (with the exception of Midway) in the North Pacific Ocean and is the only U.S. state that is not primarily located on the continent of North America.

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of Hawaiʻi

• Names
  • Common name: Hawaii
    • Pronunciation: /həˈwaɪ.i/ ^ⓘ
  • Official name: State of Hawaiʻi (use of ʻokina preferred, but not required), Hawaiian: Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: HI
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-HI
    • Internet second-level domain: .hi.us
  • Nicknames
    • Aloha State (currently used on license plates)^[1]
    • Paradise of the Pacific^[1]
    • Pineapple State^[1]
    • Rainbow State^[2]
    • Youngest State^[1]
• Adjectivals
  • Hawaii
  • Hawaiian
• Demonyms
  • Hawaii Resident
  • Hawaiian
• Transitive verb
  • Hawaiianize

Geography of Hawaii

Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii

Several sites are within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Aerial view of Hawaii Kai and Koko Head

Sandy Beach, Hawaii

Aerial view of Magic Island, a manmade peninsula

Puʻu ʻŌʻō at dusk, June 1983

Geography of Hawaii – Unlike the other states of the Union, Hawaii is a group of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean.

• Hawaii is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    • Pacific Ocean
      • North Pacific Ocean
        • Hawaiian Islands
    • United States
      • Western United States
  • Western hemisphere
• Population of Hawaii: 1,455,271 (2020 U.S. Census^[3])
• Area of Hawaii
• Atlas of Hawaii
• Places in Hawaii
  • Historic places
    • Archaeological sites in Hawaii
    • Ghost towns in Hawaii
    • National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii
    • National Register of Historic Places listings
      • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places
  • National Natural Landmarks in Hawaii
  • Category:National Park Service areas in Hawaii
  • State parks in Hawaii

Environment of Hawaii

Environment of Hawaii

• Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands
• Environmental issues in Hawaii
• Climate of Hawaii
  • Global warming in Hawaii
• Geology
  • Hawaii hotspot
• Superfund sites in Hawaii
• Wildlife of Hawaii
  • Fauna of Hawaii
    • Birds of Hawaii
      • Endemic birds of Hawaii
    • Non-marine molluscs of Hawaii
    • Insects of Hawaii
      • Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) of Hawaii
    • Invasive species in Hawaii

Geographic features of Hawaii

• Beaches of Hawaii
• Channels of the Hawaiian Islands
• Dams and reservoirs in Hawaii
• Leeward desert
• Manmade peninsula
• Mountain passes in Hawaii
• National Natural Landmarks in Hawaii
• Rivers of Hawaii
• Volcanoes of Hawaii
  • Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes
• Wilderness area

Natural Area Reserves of Hawaii

• Ahihi-Kinau

Administrative divisions of Hawaii

An enlargeable map of the five counties of the state of Hawaiʻi

• The five counties of the state of Hawaiʻi
• Communities in Hawaii
  • State capital of Hawaii: Honolulu (the 55th largest city in the United States)
  • City nicknames in Hawaii
  • Sister cities in Hawaii
  • Census-designated places in Hawaii

Demography of Hawaii

Demographics of Hawaii – Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due to large military and tourist populations.

• Ancient Hawaiian population
• Hawaii locations by per capita income

Government and politics of Hawaii

The Hawaii State Capitol from the southeast

Government and politics of Hawaii

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Hawaii
• Hawaii State Capitol
• Elections in Hawaii
  • Electoral reform in Hawaii
• Political party strength in Hawaii

Branches of the government of Hawaii

Government of Hawaii

Executive branch of the government of Hawaii

• Governor of Hawaii
  • Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
  • Secretary of State of Hawaii
• State departments
  • Hawai'i Department of Education
  • Hawaii Department of Health
  • Hawaii Department of Human Services
  • Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources
  • Hawaii Department of Public Safety
  • Hawaii Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Hawaii

Aliʻiōlani Hale, the building where the Hawaii Supreme Court meets

• Hawaii State Legislature (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Hawaii State Senate
  • Lower house: Hawaii House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Hawaii

• Courts of Hawaii
  • Supreme Court of Hawaii

Law and order in Hawaii

• Cannabis in Hawaii
• Capital punishment in Hawaii: none. Hawaii abolished the death penalty prior to statehood. See also Capital punishment in the United States.
• Constitution of Hawaii
• Crime in Hawaii
• Gun laws in Hawaii
• Law enforcement in Hawaii
  • Law enforcement agencies in Hawaii
  • State prisons of Hawaii
  • Legal status of Hawaii
• LGBT rights in Hawaii
  • Same-sex marriage in Hawaii

Military in Hawaii

• National Guard of Hawaii
  • Hawaii Air National Guard
  • Hawaii Army National Guard

History of Hawaii

History of Hawaii

• Demographic history of Hawaii

History of Hawaii, by period

Kalākaua, the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

Haleakalā National Park, view at 9,740 feet (2,970 m)

• Ancient Hawaiʻi (before 1810)
• Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, 1810–1893
  • Kamehameha I, 1795–1819
  • Kamehameha II, 1819–1824
  • Kamehameha III, 1825–1854
  • Kamehameha IV, 1855–1863
  • Kamehameha V, 1863–1872
  • Lunalilo, 1873–1874
  • Kalākaua, 1874–1891
  • Liliʻuokalani, 1891–1893
  • Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
• Provisional Government of Hawaii, 1893–1894
  • Citizen's Committee of Public Safety, 1893–1894
• Republic of Hawaii, 1894–1898
  • Sanford Ballard Dole, 1894–1898
• Territory of Hawaii, 1898–1959
  • United States annexation, July 4, 1898
  • Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900
  • Hawaii National Park established on August 1, 1916
  • World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
    • Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
    • United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
• State of Hawaiʻi becomes 50th State admitted to the United States of America on August 21, 1959
  • Haleakala National Park designated on September 13, 1960
  • Hawaii National Park renamed Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on September 22, 1961
  • Hurricane Iniki, 1992

History of Hawaii, by region

• History of Hawaiʻi Island
• History of Maui
• History of Kahoʻolawe
• History of Lānaʻi
• History of Molokaʻi
• History of Oʻahu
• History of Kauaʻi
• History of Niʻihau
• History of Honolulu

History of Hawaii, by subject

• Constitution
• List of Hawaii state legislatures

Culture of Hawaii

The Hawaii Convention Center building in Honolulu

Aloha shirt and fragrant lei of fresh pikake (Arabian jasmine)

Hawaiian hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei), the official state flower of Hawaii

Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Culture of Hawaii – the aboriginal culture of Hawaii is Polynesian. Hawaii represents the northernmost extension of the vast Polynesian triangle of the south and central Pacific Ocean. While traditional Hawaiian culture remains only as vestiges in modern Hawaiian society, there are reenactments of the ceremonies and traditions throughout the islands.

• Hawaiian architecture
  • Tallest buildings in Honolulu
• Cuisine of Hawaii
  • Hawaiian dishes
  • Breweries in Hawaii
  • Restaurants in Hawaii
  • Wine in Hawaii
• Culture of the Native Hawaiians
• Customs and etiquette in Hawaii
  • Aloha greeting
  • Aloha shirt
  • Lei (garland)
  • Shaka sign
• Folklore in Hawaii
• Holidays in Hawaii
  • Christmas in Hawaii
• Museums in Hawaii
• Orders, decorations, and medals of Hawaii
• People of Hawaii
  • Native Hawaiians
    • Hawaiian home land
  • Africans in Hawaii
  • Asian immigration to Hawaii
    • Chinese in Hawaii
    • Filipinos in Hawaii
    • Japanese in Hawaii
  • Greeks in Hawaii
• Scouting in Hawaii
• State symbols of Hawaii
  • Flag of the State of Hawai'i
  • Official state flower
  • State Great Seal of the State of Hawai'i

The Arts in Hawaii

• Art of Hawaii
• Dance
• Music of Hawaii
  • Hawaii Opera Theatre

Religion in Hawaii

Religion in Hawaii

• Hawaiian Religion
• Islam in Hawaii
• Christianity in Hawaii
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii
  • Christmas in Hawaii
  • Eastern Catholic Community in Hawaii
  • Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii
  • Orthodox Church in Hawaii
    • Orthodox parishes in Hawaii

Economy and infrastructure of Hawaii

Honolulu viewed from Diamond Head

Makapuʻu Beach

Kaheawa Wind Power wind farm

Allerton Garden, view from above

Economy of Hawaii

• Agriculture in Hawaii
  • Breweries in Hawaii
  • Coffee production in Hawaii
    • Kona coffee
  • Hawaii wine
  • Genetic engineering in Hawaii
  • Macadamia nut
  • Sugar plantations in Hawaii
• Banking
  • Bank of Hawaii
  • Hawaii National Bank
• Communications in Hawaii
  • Telephone Area Code: 808
• Currency of Hawaii: Hawaiian dollar
  • Coins of the Hawaiian dollar
• Energy in Hawaii
  • Power stations in Hawaii
  • Solar power in Hawaii
  • Wind power in Hawaii
• Health care in Hawaii
  • Hospitals in Hawaii
• Media in Hawaii
  • Film and television in Hawaii
    • Television stations in Hawaii
  • Newspapers in Hawaii
  • Radio stations in Hawaii
• Media in Honolulu
• Tourism in Hawaii
  • Visa policy of the United States
• Transportation in Hawaii
  • Aviation in Hawaii
    • Airports in Hawaii
  • Railroads in Hawaii
  • State highways in Hawaii

Education in Hawaii

Education in Hawaii

• Libraries in Hawaii
  • Carnegie libraries in Hawaii
• Schools in Hawaii
  • School districts in Hawaii
    • High schools in Hawaii
    • Colleges and universities in Hawaii
      • University of Hawaii

See also

• History portal
• Geography portal
• Oceania portal
• United States portal
• Hawai'i portal

• Topic overview:
  • Hawaii
  • Index of Hawaii-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning with Hawaii
• All pages with titles containing Hawaii