Hawaii may have been the last state to join the United States, but there are plenty of things we did first. From groundbreaking laws to cultural contributions that shaped the nation, the islands have ...

A close relative of the Canada goose, the nene is the state bird of Hawaii and found only in Hawaii. It's also a conservation ...

Hawaii occupies a strange place in the consciousness of most Americans. For most of us, it’s a vacation spot. A tropical island paradise with idyllic beaches, majestic waves, and towering volcanoes.

Spanish, Japanese and Dutch seafarers probably visited Hawaii between the time, many centuries ago, when Polynesians first settled Hawaii, and 1778, the year Captain James Cook made his discovery of ...