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Hawaii is located on an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 50th state admitted to the Union of United States. With capital city Honolulu, Hawaii's diversity is marked by the facts unlike other U.S. states, it is completely surrounded by water; is not geographically located in North America; has a royal palace; does not have a straight line in its boundary; and grows coffee. Hawaii's highest peak, Mauna Kea is taller than Mount Everest.
The formation of Hawaii is credited to magma from the sea floor and is well explained by the 'Hotspot' theory. The National Park Service aims to preserve various parks as The Haleakala National Park, The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and The Kalaupapa National Historical Park, to name a few. Hawaii is prone to natural calamities as hurricanes, the worst hit by Hurricane Iniki.
Apart from Polynesian being its native culture, the largest ancestry groups are Japanese, Polynesian, Filipino, and German. The religions majorly preached in Hawaii are Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism.
Leading industries in Hawaii are sandalwood, pineapple, sugarcane, and tourism (contributing 24.3 % of GSP in 1997). The total GSP of the state was $47 billion with a per capita income of $30,441 in 2003. The Hawaii government has been striving to improve education standards by conductional national tests under 'No Child Left Behind Act'.