Facts About Hawaii Islands
You may be wanting for long to go to Hawaii for a vacation or you already are in Hawaii and experiencing the best summer of your life. Cool huh.
It will be cooler if you know that there are things about this paradise islands that you might want to know that can make you gaze in its wonders with profound knowledge.
The following are some of the beautiful facts about Hawaiian Islands.
1. There are eight main islands of Hawaii: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Niihau, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii. There are hundreds of islands that are spread to over 1,500 miles. This archipelago is a part of the Polynesian sub-region of Oceania, in physiographical and ethnological terms.
2. The largest wind generator in the world is located in Oahu. Its windmill is in a two storey tower with two blades of 400 feet long. This windmill generator provides electricity to Oahu residents.
3. The best surfing beaches are in Oahu. This brings the most number of tourists in Oahu compared to other islands in Hawaii.
4. The world’s largest dormant volcano is in Hawaii. It is called the great Haleakala Crater.
5. One of the best diving spots in the whole world is located in the island of Lanai. It is a marine preserve called Hulope Bay.
6. The two tallest mountains in the Pacific are in the Big Island of Hawaii. The Mauna Kea and Mauna Lea dominate the heart of the island. Most the macadamia nuts grown for the world come from here.
7. The wettest spot on earth is in the island of Kauai. It’s Waialua River which is a navigable river with a regular rain of 488 inches per year.
These are but few of the facts about Hawaii. There are lots more you can research on the internet.
Tags: facts about Hawaii IslandsHawaii Visitors Up
According to Pacific Business News visitor numbers to Hawaii are up. That is the good news.
The bad news is they are spending less when they get here.
Maui is seeing the greatest increase in the number of visitors while Kauai is down the most. That is a shame because Kauai is my favorite island.
International markets are seeing an improvement in their economies which is being seen in increased air travel and Hawaii is benefiting from that.
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Tags: air travel, Hawaii, visitorsNo Snow In Hawaii
Some people like to live where you have all 4 seasons. This time of year that means snow and in some cases alot of it.
Yesterday Hawaii was the only state in the U.S. that did not have snow according to the Honolulu Star Bulletin. http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/84249447.html
Mauna Loa and Kilauea are the world’s 2 largest volcanos and they do get snow, but not yesterday. If you do not like snow Hawaii is the place to go. 
On the Big Island of Hawaii, Mauna Kea (13,796′ / 4205m) and Mauna Loa (13,660′ / 4163m) get at least some snow every year, usually between October and March, although snow can fall any time from August to May.
On the island of Maui, Haleakala (10,023′ / 3055m) occasionally gets a little bit of snow.
Of these three, only Mauna Kea has a road to the top (accessible to four-wheel-drive vehicles). When there’s a big snowfall, residents of the Big Island drive to the top in pickup trucks, where they ski, snowboard, and build snowmen, then fill the beds of the pickup trucks with snow and drive back down to sea level to continue their snow play in the heat.
I live in Highlands Ranch which is just south of Denver. We get our share of snow which is pretty, but I would take 75-85 degrees year round over nights where it gets down below 10 degrees anyday.
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Tags: Hawaii, snowHawaii Movies
According to TheCelebrityCafe.com “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” will begin shooting in Oahu and Kauai this summer.
This is the 4th “Pirates” movie, from Disney, which helped him win The People’s Choice award for Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade a couple of weeks ago.
Of course Hawaii has been a popular place to film movies over the year. Some of them include South Pacific, Blue Hawaii, Papillon, The Deep, 10, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Six Days, Seven Nights, Pearl Harbor, and many more.
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