夏威夷 英文地方介绍.ppt

Hello, Hawaii~！ Enjoy YOUR LIFE here~! LIST for you~ General introduction Etymology Geology Climate History Culture Customs and etiquette in Hawaii General introduction Hawaii’s natural beauty, warm tropical climate, inviting waters and waves, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Due to its mid-Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with a vibrant native culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel.Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which comprises 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, Lānai, 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. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Recently, Hawaii has garnered additional attention as the location where U.S. President Barack Obama was born and spent much of his youth. Obama is the only president to hail from the state. Etymology The Hawaiian language word Hawaii derives from Proto-Polynesian *Sawaiki, with the reconstructed meaning homeland; Hawaii cognates are found in other Polynesian languages, including Māori (Hawaiki), Rarotongan and Samoan. According to Pukui and Elbert, Elsewhere in Polynesia, Hawaii – or a cognate – is the name of the underworld or of the ancestral home, but in Hawaii, the name has no meaning. Some desigens from the featrues of Hawaii~ 夏威夷风情鼠标设计~ Geology All the Hawaiian islands were formed from volcanic activity initiated at an undersea magma source called a hotspot. As the tectonic plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean