This article is about the U.S. State. For other uses of the term, such as the
Island of Hawaii, see
Hawaii (disambiguation).The State of Hawaii (
Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii), is an
archipelegic U.S. state located in the Central Pacific, south of
Alaska, north of
Tahiti, and 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from the
Continental United States. The state encompasses nearly the entirety of the
volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which is made up of hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Of these, the eight largest islands are considered the "main islands" and are located at the southeastern end of the archipelago. In order from the northwest to southeast, they are
Niihau,
Kauai,
Oahu,
Molokai,
Lanai,
Kahoolawe,
Maui, and
Hawaii. The last is by far the largest, and is very often called the "Big Island" or "Big Isle" to avoid confusion with the state.
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