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Hawaii (Hawaiian/Hawaiian English: Hawaii, with the okina; also, historically, the Sandwich Islands) (IPA: ) is located in the archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, . Admitted on August 21, 1959, Hawaii constitutes the 50th state of the United States and is situated 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from the mainland.

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Hawaii is the only U.S. state that is completely surrounded by water. It is one of two states that do not share a border with another U.S. state (Alaska being the other). It is the southernmost state of the United States.

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Paddleboard lanes in works
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:57:00 -1000
After months of delay, the state says it hopes to install buoys at Ala Moana Beach Park before the end of the year to create separate areas for stand-up paddleboarders and swimmers.
Expect changes in court schedules
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:58:00 -1000
The wheels of justice grind to a temporary halt tomorrow when the first "furlough Friday" of state Judiciary employees closes courthouses on all Islands.
Nakakuni sworn in as U.S. attorney
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:52:00 -1000
Friends, family, colleagues and leaders of Hawaii law enforcement filled a federal court yesterday afternoon as Florence Nakakuni was sworn in as the first female U.S. attorney in the history of the state.
Patience urged for Hawaii's flu vaccine
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:06:00 -1000
The state Department of Health is advising the public to be patient while waiting for wider availability of the H1N1 influenza vaccine — and, meanwhile, to keep washing your hands and covering your coughs and sneezes.
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii seeks rate hikes averaging 10.7%
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:24:00 -1000
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is seeking double-digit rate hikes for most of its members under proposed increases pending before the state Insurance Division.
Hawaii took too long to award leases to Native Hawaiians, court rules
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:18:00 -1000
Yesterday's court ruling that the state must pay damages to Native Hawaiians who were denied access to land was the first official confirmation that thousands of families were harmed by a decades-long delay in distributing homesteads.

 
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