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Fun Facts About Honolulu. It stayed the capital when Hawaii became a state in 1959. GEOGRAPHY POPULATION CLIMATE. Honolulu is about 1500 miles long or more distance than halfway across the 48 contiguous states. Kamehameha III made Honolulu the capital city of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1850.
Niihau Kauai Oahu Maui Molokai Lanai Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii. In Honolulu beautiful tropical summers are the norm. Honolulu is the only city in the entire US. It was officially opened in 1877 and was called the Queen Kapiolani Park. Hawaiis nickname is the Aloha State The word aloha is derived from the Proto-Polynesian alofa and its meanings include love compassion and mercy Aloha is used both as hello and goodbye 5 Hawaii is the only state that is not geographically located in North America is completely surrounded by water and does not have a straight line in its state. It is the westernmost and southernmost major US city.
It is the most remote city of its size in the world and is the westernmost major US.
It remained the capital when Hawaii became a US. The state attained statehood on August 21 1959 becoming the 50th state to join the union. Honolulu is not only the capital of Hawaii but also the largest city in the world. In fact Honolulu is the largest city in the worldif youre talking city borders. The Big Island is Hawaiis largest at 4038 square miles. GEOGRAPHY POPULATION CLIMATE.