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THE ALOHA STATETHE ALOHA STATE

Motto:Motto: “The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in “The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness”Righteousness”

Population:Population: Ranked 42 Ranked 42ndnd in the U.S. in the U.S. Median Income:Median Income: $63,746 $63,746 Time Zone:Time Zone: no daylight savings time no daylight savings time Transportation:Transportation: Only O’ahu has Only O’ahu has

federal highways – only area outside federal highways – only area outside the 48 states to have signed Interstate the 48 states to have signed Interstate Highways Highways

All local governments are administered All local governments are administered at the county level – at the county level – no municipal governmentsno municipal governments

General DescriptionGeneral Description

The newest of the 50 The newest of the 50 U.S. States admitted U.S. States admitted to Union (Aug. 21, to Union (Aug. 21, 1959). 1959).

Tourism- the largest Tourism- the largest industry (24.3% of industry (24.3% of Gross State Product)Gross State Product)

Exports- coffee, Exports- coffee, macadamia nuts, macadamia nuts, pineapple, livestock pineapple, livestock and sugarcaneand sugarcane

2003- Hawaii had 2003- Hawaii had highest state tax per highest state tax per capita $2,838.capita $2,838.

Hundreds of islands Hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles.spread over 1,500 miles.

Over 1 million Over 1 million permanent residents.permanent residents.

Capital: Honolulu (the Capital: Honolulu (the largest city)largest city)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii

Unique FeaturesUnique Features

The only U.S. State The only U.S. State made up entirely of made up entirely of islands.islands.

President Barack President Barack Obama – the only Obama – the only president to hail president to hail from the state.from the state.

Hawaii is the only U.S. State Hawaii is the only U.S. State that:that:

Is not Is not geographically geographically located in located in North AmericaNorth America

Grows coffeeGrows coffee Is completely Is completely

surrounded by surrounded by waterwater

Is entirely an Is entirely an archipelagoarchipelago

Has a royal Has a royal palacepalace

Does not have a Does not have a straight line in straight line in its state its state boundaryboundary

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

The The only only unified school system in the unified school system in the United States.United States.

Decisions are made by the state Board Decisions are made by the state Board of Education of Education

Test scores are below national Test scores are below national averagesaverages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii

EducationEducation

HawaiiHawaii U.S avg.U.S avg. Total SchoolsTotal Schools 290290 1,9951,995 Total StudentsTotal Students 179,897179,897 966,519966,519 Total TeachersTotal Teachers 11,39711,397 62,31662,316 Pupil/Teacher RatioPupil/Teacher Ratio 15.515.5 15.815.8

EXPENDITURESEXPENDITURES

TOTAL FOR TOTAL FOR EDUCATIONEDUCATION$2,342,493,476$2,342,493,476

PER PUPILPER PUPIL$11,060$11,060

• RANK 13RANK 13THTH

FYIFYI Filipino Americans – 175,000Filipino Americans – 175,000 Japanese – 161,000Japanese – 161,000 Chinese Americans – 53,000Chinese Americans – 53,000 Korean Americans – 40,000Korean Americans – 40,000 Native Hawaiians – 70,000Native Hawaiians – 70,000 Hispanic & Latino – 110,000Hispanic & Latino – 110,000 *Hawaii has the highest percentage of *Hawaii has the highest percentage of

Multiracial AmericansMultiracial Americans

SOURCES OF REVENUESOURCES OF REVENUEFY 08FY 08

STATESTATE $2,154,312,000$2,154,312,000 84.8%84.8% FEDERALFEDERAL $310,732,000$310,732,000 12.2%12.2% LOCALLOCAL $76,658,000$76,658,000 3.0%3.0%

TotalTotal $2,541,703,000$2,541,703,000

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIESCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

Private = 12Private = 12 Community = 9Community = 9 Public = 3Public = 3

University of HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii

CURRENT ISSUESCURRENT ISSUES

Second Round Finalist for Race Second Round Finalist for Race To The TopTo The Top Below national average in Reading and MathBelow national average in Reading and Math

Implementation of Standards-Implementation of Standards-Based EducationBased Education

....Our standards set the course, while students, ....Our standards set the course, while students, families, and community fill the sails with families, and community fill the sails with expectation as we voyage with the treasure of expectation as we voyage with the treasure of bright, young minds ready to lead the way to the bright, young minds ready to lead the way to the future.future.

http://doe.k12.hi.us/curriculum/

REFERENCESREFERENCES http://nces.ed.gov/programs/stateprofiles/shttp://nces.ed.gov/programs/stateprofiles/s

result.asp?mode=short&sl=15result.asp?mode=short&sl=15 http://doe.k12.hi.us/curriculum/http://doe.k12.hi.us/curriculum/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii http://nces.ed.gov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Depart

ment_of_Education www.rrsc.k12.hi.us http://www.college-scholarships.com/

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