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The State is located on an
archipelago in the central
Pacific Ocean southwest of
the continental United
States, southeast of Japan,
and northeast of Australia.
The state was admitted to
the Union on August 21,
1959, making it the 50th
state. Its capital is
Honolulu on the island of
Oahu. The most recent census
estimate puts the state's
population at 1,283,388.
This state encompasses
nearly the entire volcanic
Hawaiian Island chain, which
is made up of hundreds of
islands spread over 1,500
miles (2,400 km). At the
southeastern end of the
archipelago, the eight "main
islands" are (from the
northwest to southeast)
Niihau, Kauai, Oahu,
Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe,
Maui, and Hawaii. The last
is by far the largest, and
is often called the "Big
Island" to avoid confusion
with the state as a whole.
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