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| Beauty of Creating presents its 2019 Journey Girl Doll Hawaiian Islands Adventure |
Why an Hawaiian Islands Adventure? Here are some fun facts about it:
- Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States and the most recent to incur statehood, August 21, 1959
- Hawaii was an independent nation prior to statehood (one of few)
- Hawaii is the only state located outside of North America
- Hawaii is an archipelago (cluster of islands) spread over 1500 miles
- Hawaii is comprised of an Asian plurality, a diverse array of natural scenery, beaches, tropics, ocean-fronts, historic parks, and active volancos
- Hawaii's eight main islands are Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, O'hau, Moloka'i, Lāna'i, Kaho'olawe, Maui, and the Island of Hawaii (big island)
- Hawaii's summers reach an average high of 88 degrees and lows of 75 degrees, while their winter high's reach 85 with lows of 65
- Hawaii's main languages are English and Hawaiian, though Tagalog, Japanese, Ilocano, and Hawaiian Creole English are popularly spoken languages
- Hawaii's aboriginal culture is Polynesian
- Hawaii's cuisine melds from its diverse immigrant population, fusing American, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Polynesian, and Portuguese
- Native Hawaiian, the late Israel Kamakawiwo'ole whose rendition "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" made him the 'voice of Hawaii' by NPR (2010)
- Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark, Honolulu ( hosts four attractions: WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Battleship Missouri Memorial, USS Bowfin Submarine Memorial, and Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor)
- As of 2009, the state of Hawaii insures 92% of its residents
- U.S. 44th President Barack H. Obama was born in Honolulu
- Other famous Hawaiian-born entertainers are Bruno Mars, Jason Mamoa, and Nicole Scherzinger
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| Chanisha Martin, MD |
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