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Uniquely Hawai8i
" Native Hawaiians lived in Hawai8i for over
one hundred generations with various island
kingdoms. In 1810, Kamehameha I united all the
islands under a single Hawaiian Kingdom.
" 8Iolani Palace is the only royal palace in the U.S.
and had electricity five years before the White
House and 17 years before Buckingham Palace.
" Duke Kahanamoku was a Kanaka Maoli (native
Hawaiian) and a five-time Olympic medalist in
swimming. He was also the world9s best-known
surfer and set the standards of modern day
surfing.
" O8ahu was divided into six moku (districts).
Moku were used to govern the management of
underground water resources: 8Ewa, Ko8olauloa,
Ko8olaupoko, Kona, Wai8anae, and Waialua.
" Each moku was divided into ahupua8a (wedge
shaped land division extending from land
to sea,) a total of 80 on O8ahu. The moku
and ahupua8a system were designed for the
most efficient food sustainability and land
management.
" There are two mountain ranges on O8ahu;
Ko8olau Mountains and Wai8anae Mountains.
THE STATE OF HAWAI8I HAS TWO
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:
»Mlelo Hawai8i & English
»Mlelo Hawai8i experienced a dramatic decline in the
20th century due to an English-only policy for all schools
in Hawai8i. Today, »Mlelo Hawai8i is recognized as an official
language and the number of those who can speak Hawaiian
has grown steadily in homes and in schools.
HAWAIIAN ALPHABET:
There are only 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet:
STATE MOTTO:
