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Island of Hawaii
Published: 02/15/2010 by Wikipedia in Culture, History & Island Information, Travel & Vacations, Traveling
The Island of Hawaiʻi, also called the Big Island or Hawaiʻi Island (pronounced /həˈwaɪ.i/ in English and [həˈwɐiʔi] or [həˈvɐiʔi] in Hawaiian), is a volcanic island (the eastern-most in the Hawaiian islands chain) in the North Pacific Ocean.
Hawaii
Published: 02/15/2010 by Wikipedia in History & Island Information, Travel & Vacations
This article is about the U.S. state. For its "Big Island", see Hawaii (island).
Island of Maui
Published: 02/15/2010 by Wikipedia, in Culture, History & Island Information, Island Talk, Travel & Vacations
The island of Maui (pronounced /ˈmaʊ.iː/ in English, [ˈmɐu.i] in Hawaiian[2]) is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1883.5 km2) and is the United States' 17th largest island.[
Island of Oahu
Published: 02/15/2010 by Wikipedia in Culture, Travel & Vacations, History & Island Information, Island Talk
Oahu (pronounced /oʊˈɑːhuː/ in English) or Oʻahu (pronounced [oˈʔɐhu] in Hawaiian), known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the State of Hawaiʻi.
Island of Kauai
Published: 02/15/2010 by Wikipedia in Culture, History & Island Information, Travel & Vacations, Traveling
Kauaʻi or Kauai (Known as Tauaʻi in the ancient Kauai dialect)(pronounced /ˈkaʊ.aɪ/ in English and [kouˈɐʔi] or [kɐuˈɐʔi] in Hawaiian) is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands.
Island of Lanai
Published: 02/15/2010 by Wikipedia in Culture, History & Island Information, Travel & Vacations, Traveling
Lānaʻi or Lanai (pronounced /ləˈnaɪ/ in English and or [laːˈnɐʔi] in Hawaiian) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation.
Poi (food)
Published: 02/15/2010 by Wikipedia in Cooking, Culture, History & Island Information
Poi is a Hawaiian word for the primary Polynesian staple food made from the corm of the taro plant (known in Hawaiian as kalo).
