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 Hawaii is the only state in the United States that is not geographically located in North America, is completely surrounded by water, is an archipelago, has a royal palace, and has no straight line in its border. [([[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/is-hawaii-a-part-of-oceania-or-north-america.html|World Atlas]])]
-{{tag>geography travel}}
+==== Taboo ====
+Quite often we find ourselves saying "we don't talk about it, it's a taboo subject". The word "taboo" comes from Polynesian languages ("kapu" in Hawaii, "tabu" in Fiji", or "tapu" in Tonga"). The word means something forbidden on a cultural level. [([[https://hrsd.spc.int/sites/default/files/2021-07/Cultural_Etiquette_in_the_Pacific_Islands_0.pdf|Pacific Community]])]
+==== Hula dance ====
+The traditional Hula dance originated in Hawaii. Men and women dance to the beat of music called mele. [([[https://kaimi.org/education/history-of-hula/|Ka `Imi Na`auao O Hawaii Nei Institute]])]
+==== Famous Hawaiians ====
+U.S. President Barack Obama, actress and singer Nicole Kidman, singer Bruno Mars, and former member of The Pussycat Dolls Nicole Scherzinger were all born in Hawaii. [([[https://original.newsbreak.com/@diana-561571/2210649090223-5-celebrities-born-in-honolulu-hi|News Break]])]
+==== 100 degrees Fahrenheit ====
+In Hawaii, the temperature has never exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit. [([[https://www.quora.com/Has-it-ever-hit-100-degrees-or-higher-in-Honolulu-Hawaii|Quora]])]
+==== Photographer Diana Kim ====
+Diana Kim is a Hawaiian-born photographer who used to portray the lives of homeless people through photographs. After 10 years, she came across a homeless man who was her father. [([[https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34420194|BBC]])]
+==== Honolulu ban ====
+By law, sitting and lying in public is prohibited in Honolulu. [([[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/04/honolulu-upholds-ban-dont-sit-or-lay-down-where-a-tourist-might-see-you|The Guardian]])]
+==== Hawaiian pizza not from Hawaii ====
+Hawaiian pizza originated in Hawaii? Wrong, it was created by a Canadian native of Ottawa. [([[https://cubetoronto.com/canada/is-hawaiian-pizza-from-canada/|Cube Toronto]])]
+==== Hawaiian alphabet ====
+The alphabet of the Hawaiian language consists of only 12 characters. [([[http://www2.hawaii.edu/~strauch/tips/HawaiianOrthography.html|University of Hawaii]])]
+==== Pineapples ====
+Around one-third of the world's pineapple supply comes from Hawaii. [([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/its-pineapple-season-but-does-your-fruit-come-from-hawaii-5211854/|Smithsonian Mag]])]
+==== Own time zone ====
+Hawaii has its own time zone. [([[https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/usa/hawaii|Time and Date]])]
+==== No billboards ====
+Aloha state is one of four places where billboards are banned. (The others are Alaska, Maine, and Vermont). [([[https://movia.media/moving-billboard-blog/why-is-billboard-advertising-not-allowed-in-maine-vermont-hawaii-and-alaska/|Movia Media]])]
+==== Niihau island ====
+Niihau, the seventh-largest island in Hawaii, is home to just 130 residents, with no cars or paved roads. [([[https://travelingwiththejones.com/2012/11/12/26-fun-facts-to-know-about-hawaii/|Traveling with the Jones]])]
+{{tag>geography history travel culture}}

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