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HAWAII Only 800,000 years old, the island of Hawai‘i is the youngest of the Hawaiian isles. It is also, by far, the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago; its 4,028 square miles is more than twice the size of all the other major islands combined. The "Big Island," in fact, is still growing. Kilauea volcano has been spewing molten lava since January 1, 1983, ...>>

DUKE KAHANAMOKU Duke Kahanamoku is regarded as the greatest Hawaiian athlete of all time.>> HILO Hilo is the Big Island’s county seat and largest city—population 40,759>> QUEEN EMMA Queen Emma was the wife of Kamehameha IV and one of the most influential>> MAUNA KEA According to Hawaiian legends, Poliahu was known to be the beautiful goddess of>>

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