Hawai‘i

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Island of Hawai‘i (Big Island)

The largest island in the Hawai‘ian chain, the Big Island as it is known to locals boasts the 13,796 foot high Mauna Kea volcano with the famous Keck Telescope astronomical observatory at the peak. Also a perennial destination is the earth’s most active volcano, Kīlauea, as well as the earth largest volcano, Mauna Loa. Resort destinations include the Kona Coast, a beautiful area on the west coast with beaches, golf, and of course, coffee plantations.

The Island of Hawai‘i (called the Big Island or Hawai‘i Island) is a volcanic island in the U.S. state of Hawai‘i in the Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,432 km²), it is the largest island in the United States and larger than all of the other Hawai‘ian Islands combined.

Hawai‘i is said to have been named for Hawai‘iloa, the legendary Polynesian navigator who first discovered it. However, other accounts attribute the name to the legendary land or realm of Hawaiki, a place from which the Polynesians originated (see also Manua), the place where they go in the afterlife, the realm of the gods.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_(island)
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Coordinates:   19°35'18"N   155°26'9"W

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  • Hawaii is the biggest island in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
  • Hawaii Island by the way is very famous for its Kealakekua Bay.