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Hawaii
formerly Sandwich Islands
A state of U.S., comprising a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean that covers 6,459 sq mi (16,729 sq km).
Its capital is Honolulu. Located 2,397 mi (3,857 km) west of San Francisco, the state's major islands are, from west to east, Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii; there are more than 120 islets. The state's active volcanoes include Mauna Loa and Kilauea. People of at least part-Hawaiian descent constitute about one-eighth of Hawaii's total population, followed by those of Japanese ancestry, who constitute one-fourth. The majority of the state's residents live on Oahu. The original Hawaiians were of Polynesian origin and came from the Marquesas Islands с AD 400. Capt. James Cook visited the islands in 1778 and called them the Sandwich Islands. In 1796 Kamehameha I united the group under his rule. American whalers began to stop there; they were followed in 1820 by New England missionaries, and Western influences changed the islands. While Kamehameha III in 1851 placed Hawaii under U.S. protection, a coup later fomented by U.S. sugar interests resulted in the monarchy's overthrow and the establishment of a Republic of Hawaii (1893). In 1898 the new republic and the U.S. agreed on annexation, and in 1900 Hawaii became a U.S. territory. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941 led to U.S. involvement in World War II, and Hawaii became a major naval station. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959. Its largest industry is tourism. It is also a world astronomy centre, with telescopes atop Mauna Kea.
夏威夷 [Hawaii]
旧称桑威奇群岛(Sandwich Islands)。
美国一州，由太平洋中部的一组火山岛组成，面积16,760平方千米。首府火奴鲁鲁(檀香山)，源伏东距旧金山3,857千米。主要辩锋岛屿从西到东分别为：尼豪岛、考艾岛、瓦胡岛、莫洛凯岛、拉奈岛、卡雹灶携霍奥拉韦岛、毛伊岛和夏威夷岛，另有120多个小岛。州内的活火山有冒纳罗亚火山和基拉韦厄火山。至少带有一部分土著夏威夷人血统者占全州总人口的1/8，仅次于日本后裔(占总人口1/4)，该州居民大部分居住在瓦胡岛上。其土著居民是波利尼西亚人，约在公元400年从马克萨斯群岛迁移到夏威夷。1778年J.库克船长在夏威夷群岛登陆，取名为桑威奇群岛。1796年在酋长卡米哈米哈一世统治下，统一了其族群。美国捕鲸船队开始驻留在这里，1820年新英格兰传教团抵此，夏威夷人受西方人的影响，文化大为改观。1851年卡米哈米哈三世让夏威夷接受美国的保护，后来因美国蔗糖利益而酿成推翻君主政权的一次政变，建立了夏威夷共和国(1893)。1898年新共和国同意和美国合并，1900年成为美国准州。1941年日本人轰炸珍珠港导致美国卷入第二次世界大战，夏威夷因而成为一个重要的海军基地。1959年成为美国的第50州。旅游业为经济主要命脉。夏威夷也是一个世界天文中心，在冒纳凯阿峰顶部设有望远镜。
Volcanic island, part of the state of Hawaii, U.S. It lies south of Maui and constitutes Hawaii county, with Hilo (pop., 2000: 40,759) the island's main town. Known as the Big Island, it is the largest in area at 4,028 sq mi (10,433 sq km) and southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Island group. It is the youngest geologically and was formed by five volcanoes connected by lava ridges. Kilauea, the world's most active volcano, is located there in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The island has other volcanic peaks, including Mauna Kea. Sugar, tourism, cattle, orchids, and coffee are the basis of the economy.
火山岛，美国夏威夷州的一部分。位于毛伊岛以南，设夏威夷县，希洛是岛上主要的城镇[人口：38,000(1990)]。又称大岛，面积10,433平方千米，为夏威夷群岛最大和东南端的岛屿。地质年代最年轻，由5座火山组成，之间连接着熔岩山脊。基拉韦厄火山是世界上最活跃的火山，位于夏威夷火山国家公园内。该岛还有冒纳凯阿峰等其他火山。制糖、旅游、养牛、兰花和咖啡是该岛经济的基础。