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Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917 ... She was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii as Hawaii was then known ...

populous of the islands in the state of Hawaii. Including small close-in ... resident population of the state lives on the island, O ...

hotspots around the globe. Of these, Hawaii, Réunion, Yellowstone, Galápagos ... erupt through oceanic lithosphere (such as Hawaii, Tahiti). As a result, they ...

Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States, achieving statehood in 1959. It is the only island U.S. state, and sits in a strategic position ...

city area in the United States state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers ... uanu Pali]], he moved his royal court from the [[Hawaii (island)|Island ...

another of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian name ... Its magma comes from the Hawaii hotspot, which has been responsible ...

An island or isle is a tract of land that is completely surrounded ... harried lives of the civilized world. The island environment offers such sanctuary ...

Most of Oceania consists of small island nations. Australia is the ... * Norfolk Island – External territory of Australia Melanesia ...

Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, and Easter Island. A Polynesian island group ... the first European to reach a Polynesian island, the Marquesas Islands. But ...

the emphasis is changing.Alternative Hawaii, [http://www.alternative ... and hula competition in Hilo on the [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island of Hawai ...

for ethnic Indonesians, especially on the island of Java. Jasminum molle, ... " In Indonesia (especially the island of Java), it is the most ...

1300 people who lived on this remote island, work which resulted in ten ... Pacific Anthropology at the University of Hawaii, and served as a visiting ...

much of his life working with lepers in Hawaii, who were forced by government ... == Mission to Hawaii == On March 19, 1864, Damien landed at Honolulu ...

values), but to 15-24+ for ocean island basalts thought to be derived ... viscous basaltic magma are common in Hawaii and other basalts which erupt ...

to the Pacific, that led the group to Hawaii in 1778. Cook and his men ... B.C.E. The first Polynesians arrived in Hawaii around 400 C.E. and brought ...

of the present-day culture and life of Hawaii. It was brought there by ... in Japanese Buddhism. University of Hawaii Press, 2008. ISBN 0824832043 ...

tube.jpg|thumb|300px|Exploring a lava tube in Hawaii.]] ... remains. Numerous lava tubes are found on Hawaii (Big Island). Kazumura Cave ...

with the country's largest island, Jejudo, and its capital ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...

Pacific Ocean approximately midway between Hawaii and New Zealand. They lie ... Group), and Fakaofo (once Bowditch Island). Among them they have a ...

right|thumb|A white Hibiscus arnottianus in Hawaii.]] China rose (H ... *Hibiscus insularis--Phillip Island hibiscus *Hibiscus laevis--Halberd ...

coast of North America. The westernmost island (Flores) actually lies on ... contribution. The mountain of Pico on Pico Island, at 7,713 feet, is the highest ...

was exiled by a later shogun to a remote island because he opposed the shogun’s ... this appointment and was exiled to Sado Island in 1434. In 1436, on Sado ...

that was necessary. He was exiled to the island of Shikoku. ... a sizable Jodo Shu community exists in Hawaii, as well as a few temples ...

Napoleon during his lifetime. On Falkland Island, Bougainville helped to establish ... accompanied Lévis to Saint Helen's Island off Montreal for the last ...

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... one of the atolls, Kiritimati (Christmas Island), by the United Kingdom in ...

below, in relation to basaltic flows from Hawaii. Lavas may also contain ... Lava is entering Pacific at [[Hawaii (island)|The Big Island of Hawaii ...

flowing to the east of the Japanese island of Honshu to meet the warm ... mountains whose eroded summits form island arcs, chains, and clusters ...

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in ... leaders. Although this is a poor island territory, there is no hunger ...

the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean ... Guam, the largest island in Micronesia, is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast ...

up river until stranding at Yangjak island near Pyongyang. The governor ... the expedition in 1871, capturing Kangwha Island before withdrawing. In both ...

are located to the west of the main island group. A remote group of ... from the high, mountainous main island of Babeldaob, to low, coral ...

Réunion is an island, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar ... created in the last two million years. The island chain was home to a number ...

about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines. Its indigenous ... are the northernmost islands of a larger island group called Micronesia. ...

Pacific Ocean, about half-way between Hawaii and New Zealand, spread out ... The Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña sighted the island of Pukapuka ...

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Philippines and Puerto Rico, as well as Hawaii. McKinley supported high ... McKinley urged Spain to withdraw from the island but his urgings were met ...

Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll having a coastline ... Department of the Interior. Access to the island is restricted, and all current ...

of the equator, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. American ... plains, as well as two coral atolls. Island names in order of size are ...

of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. The total ... The first Polynesians to arrive in the Samoan islands came island ...

along a line running from New Zealand to Hawaii. It lies south of Samoa, ... line about 800 km in length. The largest island, Tongatapu, on which the ...

During Empress Suiko's reign, the island nation of Japan was ... Sakihara. Okinawa: The History of an Island People. North Clarendon, ...

The term volcano is thought to derive from Vulcano, a volcanic island ... ō]] on a flank of Hawaii's Kīlauea. Other types of volcanoes ...

degrees, nor did it identify the specific island or the specific length of ... line was 18° west of the most central island of the Cape Verde Islands ...

Ahn Chang-ho (안창호) was born in an island village on November ... advocate of gradualism. (Thesis—University of Hawaii, 1979, ...

A sect of Balinese Hindus flourished on the island of Java until the ... into a Profound Global Faith. 2007. Kapaa, Hawaii: Himalayan Academy. ISBN ...

three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis Island (Uvea), Futuna Island, and ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...

part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups. German New Guinea ... interest in the remaining third of the island. On November 3, 1884, under ...

In Hawaii, May Day is also known as Lei Day, and is normally set aside as a day to celebrate island culture in general and native Hawaiian culture ...

managed by the Park Service are Governors Island National Monument, Virgin ... in 1938, Lyndon B. Johnson added Ellis Island to Statue of Liberty National ...

because the gold from a mine on Sado Island, situated off the coast of ... was traveling in Tosa Province on Shikoku Island. In this journal Kondo wrote ...

Mixed Media on display at ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea.]] ... Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, on permanent display at ...

Sakhalin Oblast region, are a volcanic island archipelago that stretches ... waves even reached almost 5 ft at Kahului, Hawaii, which shows the severity ...

200px|left|Rock carving on Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong. This 3000-year ... has eight significant sites: Tung Lung Island, Kau Sai Chau, Po Toi Island ...

Tuvalu (pronounced too-VAH-loo) is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny ...

The largest island of Korea, Jeju, is part of South Korea. It lies ... constituting South Korea's Jeju Island. The Taebaek Mountains, Sobaek ...

one-and-a-half-year stay on the Marquesan island of Fatu Hiva in 1937-1938. ... there, they decided to cross over the island's mountainous interior ...

Also, one tsunami in the 1940s in Hilo, Hawaii, was actually caused by an ... For instance, the tsunami which struck the island of Hokkaidō on July 12, ...

both separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific ... part of Europe, and both Australia and the island of New Guinea together form ...

months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island, and six months after the ... against Fiji and Samoa, as well as the invasion of Hawaii. ...

The Seychelles is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean ... city, Victoria, is located on the largest island (55 sq. mi; 9,142 sq. km), Mahe. ...

Fiji, officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island nation ... about 2,765 miles (4,450 km) southwest of Hawaii. Viti Levu, the largest island ...

file roads or paths that crisscrossed the island; many of these ancient cairns ... on islands and islets, especially in the island-strewn waters of Scandinavia ...

*Great Kantō earthquake (1923). On the Japanese island of Honshū ... 7.7 on the Richter Scale struck the island of Luzon, Philippines. ...

in Bermuda remain year round due to the island's mild climate. are absent the rest of the year. On the island of Hawaii no migrations have ...

Traditionally, it is believed that ghosts haunt the island of Taiwan ... in Japanese Buddhism. University of Hawaii Press, 2008. ISBN 0824832043 ...

decided to banish him to Sado, an island in the Japan Sea known for ... During his exile at Sado Island, Nichiren wrote two books: the Kaimoku ...

the Mahabharata or the Serat Menak. The island of Lombok has developed its ... Shadow Plays. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0585301441. ...

the races were sailed off Newport, Rhode Island for the rest of the NY Yacht ... Tompkinsville and by the shores of Staten Island. As with the Isle of Wight ...

eruption that occurred on the Greek island of Thera (known today as ... entrance lying between Thera and the tiny island of Aspronisi. This cataclysmic ...

been obtained from mantle rocks on Zagbargad island in the Red Sea. Olivines have also been found in Mogok, Myanmar; Kohistan, Pakistan; Ural Mountains ...

Its capital is Honiara, located on the island of Guadalcanal. ... the New Georgia Islands, Santa Isabel Island, the Russell Islands, Nggela ...

In other instances, such as on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu, cult ... arose periodically in many parts of the island of New Guinea, including ...

instance, the main building on Green Lotus Island, "Tower of Mist and ... Enterprise. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2293-5. ...

States Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan's ... D. Roosevelt had moved the fleet to Hawaii, and ordered a buildup in ...

would hurt his effort to buy the island, Polk informed the Spanish ... and instead renewed the offer to buy the island, this time for $130 million ...

then took an executive job with the Rock Island Railroad in Des Moines, Iowa ... in 1932; and the first person to solo from Hawaii to California, in 1935. Earhart ...

used by Polynesian natives to get from one island to another. off the New York Yacht Club's Staten Island station). It was this same ...

of the date is tenuous. Since 1987, Hawaii's Senator Daniel Inouye ... *Brownstein, Karen Osney. Memorial Day. Staten Island, NY: PaperJacks ...

in Japan from a trading post on the small island of Dejima, separated from ... at sea and shipwrecked on the deserted island of Torishima. Nearly six ...

Yat-sen's senior, had emigrated to Hawaii as a laborer and had become ... the influence of Christian missionaries in Hawaii, he had developed a disdain ...

an inaccessible rocky beach or uninhabited island, fishermen sometimes arrange ... Shore Fishing. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0824808921. ...

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont || [http://www.nelinet ... |OCLC Western Service Center || Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho ...

of the Marshall Islands, is a Micronesian island nation in the western Pacific ... of 236 Marshallese, and contaminated the island of Rongelap. Nuclear claims ...

West. Later they moved to the small island of Iliec, off the coast of ... in Connecticut, Switzerland, and Maui, Hawaii, where Charles died in 1974 ...

century, Aotearoa was used to refer to the North Island only. ... represents an end-point of a long chain of island-hopping voyages]] ...

to Japan. His efforts resulted in that island nation opening its shores ... Born in Rocky Brook, Rhode Island, he was the son of Captain Christopher ...

domain known as "Tosa," on the island of Shikoku, Japan. He was ... shipwrecked in 1841, rescued, and taken to Hawaii and then America, where he ...

have been discovered, from the northern island of Hokkaido to the southern ... and Kyushu were separated from the main island of Honshu. Warmer temperatures ...

of mainland China (including Hainan Island), and the KMT restricted ... new Whampoa Military Academy, on Chengzhou Island. The Soviets provided study ...

The fighting took place on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the southern ... helped shift the Allied approach to an island hopping offensive promoted ...

it exists as feral populations in Florida, Hawaii and the Rio Grande Valley ... The Lesser Antillean iguana varies in color between different island ...

of Malaysia, then called Prince of Wales Island, starting a long association ... British rule, as well a takeover of Bangka Island to set up a permanent British ...

also building homes in Switzerland and Hawaii. Lindbergh, forever peripatetic ... during his final years on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Aware that he was ...

located on the north shore of Uva Island (named Lazarus Cove), Gulf ... fishing causes reef damage, such as the island of Rodrigues, education schemes ...

of northwestern Europe, comprising the island of Iceland and its outlying ... first permanent Norwegian settler on the island. Others had visited the island ...

About 14,000 tons of bananas were grown in Hawaii in 2001 (Sugano et al. 2003). ... html Crop profile for bananas in Hawaii]. USDA Regional IPM Centers ...

A unique tradition is celebrated quite exclusively in the island city ... A game of chance, originating from the island city of Xiamen in China ...

and Old Lyme, Connecticut, both on Long Island Sound; New Hope, Pennsylvania ... 1960s. Fairfield Porter's beautiful Island Farmhouse, 1969 (oil on canvas ...

area in the continental United States (only the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii gets more rain). Because this is a temperate rainforest, as ...

Hiroshima, whose name means “Broad Island,” is situated on the delta ... *United States Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, United States *Russia Volgograd ...

exclusively in the North Pacific, from Hawaii to Japan, Alaska, and California; ... two related species that breed on Campbell Island, the Campbell Albatross and ...

as soon as they saw dead rats, and on the island of Formosa (Taiwan), residents ... The disease reached the Republic of Hawaii in December of 1899, and ...

#039;s to open his own pizzeria on Coney Island called Totonno's. While ... Canada, and Sweden, but notably not in Hawaii. This type is also common ...

Japanese institutions and open the island nation to trade and improved ... * Han, Woo-Keun. The History of Korea. University of Hawaii Press ...

Honen was exiled to Shikoku Island and Shinran to Echigo Province ... Unno trans.. Buddhist Center Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1984. ...

on most of the world's islands and island groups. The family contains ... populations (often endemic to a single island), and island tameness. Evolving ...

East Asia, from 50°N latitude on Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Okhotsk, west ... traditionally used for tattooing in Japan, Hawaii, and elsewhere. ...

for the tragedy is given, but the whole island sinks beneath the sea except ... In Hawaii, a human couple, Nu'u and Lili-noe, survived a flood ...

of Japan, in the northern part of the main island of Japan. After wresting ... Century. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1981. ISBN 9780824806927 ...

and sought refuge at Yashima, a small island in the Inland Sea. ... #039; fortress, just off the smaller island of Shikoku. ...

of Sagami Bay with Mt. Fuji and Enoshima island in sight. ... coast, Inamuragasaki cape, Enoshima island, and Mt. Fuji. This is one ...

Dutch and British installations from Wake Island to Australia to Ceylon (now ... on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor island, the Japanese had secured ...

territories in the Pacific, such as Hawaii and the Philippines, demanded ... a case was brought against the U.S. annexation of Hawaii. ...

Atlantic Ocean from Foilhommerum, Valentia Island, in western Ireland to Heart ... This was completed in 1902–03, linking the U.S. mainland to Hawaii ...

but it is separated from a mainland or island shore by a deep channel or ... the way around a lagoon without a central island. In other words, if a fringing ...

in obtaining the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, Stalin agreed ... Korea, 1941-1950. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1985. ISBN 0824809734 ...

auratus was transported to Oahu, Hawaii in 1932 by people and continues to thrive there. Some poison dart frogs are also found on the Caribbean ...

minor source of electric power (except in Hawaii), while nuclear power now ... safety, the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island, and the 1986 Chernobyl disaster ...

, 2003, ISBN 9627283614), 12. Hong Kong Island was first occupied by British ... Hong Kong consists primarily of Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Kowloon ...

Charlotte Islands, middle elevations of Hawaii, and the southeastern United ... at Blithewold Gardens, in Bristol, Rhode Island. Specimens also grow in the ...

settled in New England, Baptists in Rhode Island, Quakers in Pennsylvania ... terms like "Providence" in Rhode Island. The theme of God ...

Shinji, a poor fisherman on the remote island of Uta-jima, and his romance ... and raised as a pearl diver on another island. The beautiful Hatsue wins ...

on the south. Alaska's Little Diomede Island in the middle of the Bering ... throughout North America), but Kodiak Island is home to the Kodiak bear ...

people include Father Damien of Molokai, Hawaii; Dr. Albert Schweitzer in ... in the leper colony of Kalaupapa on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. He ...

Northeast, to the southernmost area, the island of Hai Nan, capturing Wu ... 1966-1971. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824818113. ...

and Honolulu), the Helen Knudsen Estate in Hawaii and three condominiums in ... provided them safe passage to Hawaii. During his third term, Marcos ...

Enomoto Takeaki fled to the northern island of Ezo (now known as Hokkaidō ... in 1875–1876, starting with the Ganghwa Island incident (江華島事件 ...

Airport, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. There are also frequent ... for modernization. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824813734 ...

Class Newman was sent to Barbers Point, Hawaii. He was subsequently assigned ... in the St. George section of Staten Island. Anne Marie Calzolari, ...

[[Image:Hawaii Creek.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A rocky stream in Hawaii.]] ... Civilization and Nature (Washington, D.C.: Island Press [for] Shearwater Books ...

serious engine problems traveling from Hawaii to San Francisco. His portrayal ... *Island in the Sky (1953) (also producer) *Hondo (1953) (also producer) ...

Bay on Luzon, the country's largest island. Manila is the hub the Metro ... Kilometer Zero for road distances on the island of Luzon and the rest of ...

and later the rest of the world. However island nations such as the English ... The U.S. was more successful in Hawaii. ===Conflicting national claims ...

though confined to Yunnan and Hainan Island, contain a quarter of all ... of the ROC was forced to retreat to the island of Taiwan. On mainland China ...

offshore and oceanic islands (including Hawaii). The larger species of Corvus ... Pacific island species *Mariana Crow, C. kubaryi *Hawaiian Crow or ...

Xingzhonghui), which was founded in Hawaii by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in November ... begun moving Nationalist troops to Taiwan Island. In December of 1949, he ...

the Navy in 1945, where he played in a Hawaii-based Navy band. The group ... Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Long Island ...

currently live at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii, the first having been born ... * Robin's Island. 2007. [http://www.robins-island.org/dolphins_database ...

a massive airborne invasion of the Greek island. Crete was defended by Greek ... a surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The raid resulted in two ...

the south. The eastern two thirds of the island of Taiwan is dominated by ... Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the island of Taiwan around 6 ...

* Four states – North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin ... In ten states within the final category above – Arizona, Hawaii ...

Roosevelts were vacationing at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Roosevelt ... Fleet's base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, but these were ignored by ...

While on a rest and recreation break in Hawaii from serving in the ... States agreed to limit arms sales to the island nation and China agreed to ...

Most of the Eskimo peoples from the Aleutian Island eastward to Greenland ... [[Image:sea kayak hawaii.JPG|thumb|right|A paddler in a sit on top ...

=====Oceanic island distribution===== on remote and recent volcanic islands like Hawaii could have arrived as airborne ...

the contiguous U.S. Some come from Alaska, Hawaii, and other insular regions ... Archaeological sites on Morrison Island near Pembroke, within the ...

Kyoto is located on the middle-western portion of the island of Honshū ... Religion & Culture (University of Hawaii Press, 1998, ISBN 0824820282), 11. ...

in October 1943, and shipped out to Hawaii in January 1944. It was intended ... in Tokyo, Wagner College in Staten Island, New York and New Hampshire ...

by US Air Force monitoring stations in Hawaii, Kwajalein, Ascension Island ... (using the ground antennas at Ascension Island, Diego Garcia, Kwajalein ...

tourism, which is particularly lucrative on Phuket Island. ... * Winichakul, Thongchai. Siam Mapped. University of Hawaii Press, ...

and eastern Canada. Although missing in Hawaii, coyotes have been seen in ... *Tiburon Island coyote, Canis latrans jamesi *Plains coyote, Canis ...

[[Image:Dakota-Interment-Pike Island.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Dakota Concentration ... an exclusionary zone. Interestingly, Hawaii, despite a large Japanese ...

Front, there are a number of isolated Island Ranges that dot the prairie ... with rolling tableland prairies, "island" mountain ranges, and ...

New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico (Our ... As one historian wrote about Marinduque, the first island with concentration ...

stone, such as the ones found on the island of Zapatera in Lake Nicaragua ... Image:CornIsland.JPG|Corn Island off the Atlantic Coast ...

quot;. All states except Rhode Island agreed to send delegates. ... in 1959 until 1963 to 437 when Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the Union. ...

they found many new islands, including Hawaii, Easter Island (Rapa Nui ... * Bellwood, Peter. The Polynesians – Prehistory of an Island People ...

Xi of Nan An, Fujian was buried at a Philippine island. ... Society (興中會; Hsing-chung hui) in Hawaii to promote the goal of a ...

* Hickam AFB, Hawaii * Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Sweden ... * Mataveri International Airport, Easter Island, Chile * Halifax International ...

volcanic complex of this size on Earth is the Big Island of Hawaii. However, this is not because Venus is more volcanically active than Earth, but because ...

base at Lae on the conquered part of the island of New Guinea. The military ... "If we allow Vietnam to fall, tomorrow we’ll be fighting in ...

carrying every state except Minnesota, Hawaii, Maryland, West Virginia ... led the administration to invade the small island island, which successfully ...

(50 meters) deep off the shores of the island of O'ahu in Hawaii. ... instead often used to transport supplies to island garrisons. ...

of Ugra (Ugraparipṛcchā) (University of Hawaii Press, 2005, ISBN 0824830032 ... lands in Central Asia, as well as to the island of Sri Lanka. These two missions ...

Mainly found in Southern California, but also in Arizona, Florida ... granite counter-tops, and breakfast bar/island. Penthouse residents ...

established by him was at Tabennae, an island of the Nile in Upper Egypt ... Martial Arts. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0824831103. ...

recuperated on Belle-Île, a small island off the coast of Brittany ... King Edward VII, who stopped by the island on a cruise aboard the royal ...

only if the storm is passing over an island or a coastal area, or if ... 1992 was the most powerful storm to strike Hawaii in recorded history, hitting ...

*Federations of Island, Peninsular and Continental Nations for World ... :*High School of the Pacific, Hawaii, high school program for students ...

7 (FASRON 7) at NAS San Diego (now known as NAS North Island). On ... to Naval Air Station Barbers Point in Hawaii, where it conducted fighter ...

Jackson and Safechuck (right) in Honolulu, Hawaii (1988)]] ... *Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls (2004) *Michael Jackson's ...