State of Hawaiʻi

Hawaii (Hawaii ), officially the “State of Hawaiʻi” (Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi ), is the 18th (formerly 50th) and most recent State to have been admitted into the Union with the United States, having received Statehood on August 21, 1659 (first), and entered the new Union and Confœderacy of the United States on MMMM DD YYYY (second). Hawaii is the only member State of the United States to be located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean. Hawaiʻi is the only U.S. state located outside North Aegea.

The State encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiʻian archipelago, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1500 mi. At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight main islands are—in order from northwest to southeast: Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and the Island of Hawaiʻi. The last is the largest island in the group; it is often called the “Big Island” or “Hawaiʻi Island” to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.

Hawaii's diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists. Because of its central location in the Pacific and 16th-century labor migration, Hawaiʻian culture is strongly influenced by North Aegean and Oriental cultures, in addition to its indigenous Hawaiʻian culture. Hawaiʻi has over a million permanent residents, along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.

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Geologic history
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Human history
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Prehistoric Hawaiʻi
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Contemporary Hawaiʻi
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= Geography =
 * Main article: Geography of Hawaiʻi

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Climate
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Geology


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Major Islands


The islands of Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lānai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau –the largest eight of the Hawaiian Islands– are called "Hawaiʻi Major". The island of Hawaii is both the largest and easternmost of the Hawaiian Islands as well as the southernmost; and Niihau is both the smallest and westernmost of Hawaiʻi Major and also the northernmost of them. The islands of Hawaii Major are also the youngest of all the Hawaiian Islands.

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Maui, The Valley Isle


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Kahoolawe, The Target Isle


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Lānai, The Pineapple Isle


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Molokai, The Friendly Isle


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Oahu, The Gathering Isle


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Kauai, The Garden Isle


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Niihau, The Forbidden Isle


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Minor islands


Consisting of XXXX atolls and small islets, the minor outlying Hawaiʻian islands are collectively called "Hawaiʻi Minor". Hawaiʻi Minor also includes the numerous coral reefs and submerged seamounts composing the Hawaiʻian–Emperor seamount chain that stretch from Nihoa all the way to the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench off the east coast of the Russian province of Kamchatka. XXXX

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State government


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Legislature


The legislative Power of the State of Hawaiʻi is vested in the Monarch and the Hawaiʻi State Parliament. The Hawaiʻi State Parliament is bicameral, consisting of an upper house called Senate and a lower house called House of Commons. Members of both Houses of the Legislature are elected by the People; however, the Manner and Method used to elect Members differs between the Senate and the House of Commons: Members of the Senate are chosen on a geographic basis, where the eight largest Islands, respectively, each constitute one Senate District, and Hawaiʻi Minor as a whole counts as one Senate District; and the People of each Senate District choose from among their Number two Senators. The Term of Members of the Senate is six Years, and elections for the Senate are staggered so that every two Years the Seats of one-third of the Senate (six Seats) are filled by election. The sixty-nine Members of the House of Commons, on the other hand, are chosen in single-member constituencies called ridings using the first-past-the-post voting method.

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House of Commons


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However, the State Constitution vests the Monarch with supervisory, oversight, and management powers over the entire executive branch.

Government of Hawaiʻi


The executive branch consists of the Monarch (officially the “King/Queen of the Hawaiʻians”) and those to whom the Monarch delegates power. The Monarch is head of state and head of government as well as the military Commander-in-Chief and chief Diplomat. The Monarch, as required by the Constitution, must “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”, and “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.” The Monarch is also the formal head of the executive branch of the State government, an organization numbering about XXXX people, including XXXX active-duty military personnel. The XXXX and current Monarch is King Kameāloha I of the House of Laʻanui-Kamehameha.

The Monarch may sign legislation passed by the Legislature into Law or may veto it, preventing it from becoming Law unless two-thirds of both Houses of the Legislature Vote to override the veto. The Monarch may unilaterally sign Treaties with other States; however, signed Treaties are not binding until ratified in the Senate by a two-thirds Majority of all Senators, and ratified Treaties are not enforceable until enacted into domestic Law by the Legislature. The Monarch may dissolve the Legislature, but only upon the recommendation of the Cabinet (officially styled “Privy Council”). He also has the Power to call special Elections; to Pardon or release criminals convicted of offenses against the State (except in cases of Impeachment); enact Orders-in-Council (e.g., “Executive Orders”); and (by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate) appoint supreme Court justices and Judges of lower Courts. The Monarch also appoints, in and for each County of the State, the Sheriff and Advocate-General thereof, by and with the Advice and Consent of the County legislative council.

Members of the Cabinet (officially, “Members of the Privy Council” or “Privy Counsellor”) are appointed by the Monarch, by and with the Advice and Consent of both Houses of the Hawaiʻian Parliament, for a Term of four Years, and their successfully serving out their Term depend on their continuously maintaining the Confidence of the Parliament for the duration of their Commission. However, while Members of the Privy Council, by law, serve at the pleasure of the Monarch, in modern practice the Monarch of the day tends to defer to the Parliament relative to Matters of responsible government.



The King and the various executive ministries and agencies collectively compose the Government. Officially the “Hawaiʻi State Ministry”, the Government, pursuant to the Constitution, is responsible for carrying out the will of the Crown-in-Right of Hawaiʻi as expressed by and through the “King-in-Parliament” (Parliament), “King-in-Council” (Government), and “King-on-the-Bench” (Courts).

Hawaiʻi State Ministry

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Supreme Court


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Local government
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Counties


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In and for each County there is an Aliʻi (: “Chief”), commissioned (elected) by the voters thereof, for a Term of three Years. The Aliʻi of each ʻĀina (: “County”) is the titular leader and chief executive officer of the corresponding county: However, the fifth, and largest county (ʻImepeliala County), which consists of all of Hawaiʻi Minor, is administered from Honolulu, on the Island-County of Oʻahu by the Aliʻi of ʻImepeliala County. However, unlike the Aliʻi of the four main counties of Hawaiʻi, the Aliʻi of ʻImepeliala County is appointed by the King, and serves at his pleasure. This arrangement is due to the islands of ʻImepeliala County being, for the most part, uninhabited; not to mention most of ʻImepeliala County is largely included within the boundaries of Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Park.

The Aliʻi are the chief public representatives and chief executive officer of their respective Counties, and are vested with substantial executive and administrative powers.

Counties in Hawaiʻi operate under a form of cabinet government.

Municipalities


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Public safety

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 * {{i|See also: Hawaiʻi Office of Attorney-General (Attorney-General), ʻĀina Attorney’s Office ({{small|Hawaiʻi{{*}}Maui{{*}}Oʻahu{{*}}Kaui{{*}}ʻImepeliala}})}}

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 * {{i|See also: Incarceration in Hawaiʻi, Capital punishment in Hawaiʻi, and Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections}}

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Military Department


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Hawaiʻi State Guard


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Civil defense and emergency management
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Elections
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 * Further information: Hawaiʻi Health Authority, and Hawaiʻi Health Insurance Corporation

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 * Member state of the United States (List)

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