Hawaii

/həˈwaɪi/

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the 50th and last state to join the US, in 1959, also known as the Aloha State. It consists of eight main islands and other smaller ones in the north Pacific Ocean. Its capital Honolulu, which is also the largest city, and the port of Pearl Harbor are on Oahu. The state attracts many tourists and produces sugar, pineapples, flowers, nuts and coffee. Captain James Cook visited the islands in 1778, and they have been under US control since 1900.夏威夷（1959 年成爲美國的第 50 個州，亦即最後一個加入美國的州。位於太平洋中部，由八個主要島嶼和其他較小的島嶼組成。首府及最大城市檀香山和珍珠港都位於瓦胡島）