Hawaii

By: Arianna

Hawaii’s State Flower

The Hibiscus come in all colors and varieties. It was the official Territorial Flower, adopted in the early 1920s. When Hawaii became a state in 1959, the first state legislature decided to adopted many of the territories' symbols for there state.

Hibiscus

Flag and Map

 

Volcanoes•The Hawaii islands belong to a region called the “Ring of Fire”. This region contains more volcanoes than any other area in the world. A volcano is a break in Earth’s crust. A cone of rock materials sometimes surrounds this break material. The cone is formed by liquid or solid rock materials. At the top of the cone is a bowl-shaped crater. Liquid rock called lava comes from inside of the Earth. Lava flows or erupts from the volcano through the crater. Millions of years ago, underwater volcanoes formed the Hawaii Islands. Volcanic eruptions poured layers of lava on the sea floor. The lava slowly built up underwater.

Kilauea Facts:• Hawaiians believe Kilauea is the home

of Pele, the volcano goddess. • For the last ~150 years the caldera was

the site of nearly continuous activity.• Since 1952 there have been 34

eruptions and since January 1983 there have been continuous volcanic eruptions.

Mt. Kilauea

Hawaii’s State Bird

This type of goose has a black head, buff cheeks and a heavily feathered neck. Bill, legs and feet are black.

The Nene

Glossary

• Caldera- Large crater at the top of volcano

• Eruption- The violent ejection of material such as gas, steam, ash, or lava from a volcano

• Volcanic- Relating to or originating from a volcano

Bibliography

• Sullivan, Jody. (2003). Hawaii Capstone press.

• http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/