'''Hawaii''' ( ; ) is the 50th and most recent [[U.S. state|state]] to have joined the [[United States|United States of America]], having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state 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]]. Hawaii is the only U.S. state not located in the [[Americas]].

The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian archipelago]], which comprises hundreds of islands spread over . At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight main islands are—in order from northwest to southeast: [[Niihau|Niihau]], [[Kauai|Kauai]], [[Oahu|Oahu]], [[Molokai|Molokai]], [[Lanai|Lānai]], [[Kahoolawe|Kahoolawe]], [[Maui]], and the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawaii]]. The last is the largest island in the group; it is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island"...

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