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'''Hawaii''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Hawaii.ogg|h|ə|ˈ|w|aɪ|.|i}} {{respell|hə|WY|ee}};<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Hawaii|accessdate=2024-03-08}}</ref> {{lang-haw|Hawai{{okina}}i}} {{IPA|haw|həˈvɐjʔi, həˈwɐjʔi|}}) is an island [[U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States]], in the [[Pacific Ocean]] about {{convert|2,000|miles|km}} southwest of the U.S. mainland. It is the only state not on the [[North America]]n mainland, the only state that is an [[archipelago]], and the only state in the [[tropics
Hawaii consists of 137 [[volcanic island]]s that comprise almost the entire [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian archipelago]] (the exception, which is outside the state, is [[Midway Atoll]]). Spanning {{convert|1500|mi}}, the state is [[Physical geography|physiographically]] and [[Ethnology|ethnologically]] part of the [[Polynesia]]n subregion of [[Oceania]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Is Hawaii a Part of Oceania or North America? |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/is-hawaii-a-part-of-oceania-or-north-america.html |url-status=live |website=WorldAtlas |date=January 12, 2018 |access-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711143815/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/is-hawaii-a-part-of-oceania-or-north-america.html |archive-date=July 11, 2019}}</ref> Hawaii's ocean coastline is consequently the [[List of U.S. states and territories by coastline|fourth-longest in the U.S.]], at about {{convert|750|mi|km}}.{{efn|After Alaska, Florida, and California.}} The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are [[Niihau|Ni{{okina}}ihau]], [[Kauai|Kaua{{okina}}i]], [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]], [[Molokai|Moloka{{okina}}i]], [[Lanai|Lāna{{okina}}i]], [[Kahoʻolawe|Kaho{{okina}}olawe]], [[Maui]], and [[Hawaii (island)|Hawai{{okina}}i]], after which the state is named; the latter is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited [[Northwestern Hawaiian Islands]] make up most of the [[Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument]], the [[List of national monuments of the United States|largest protected area]] in the U.S. and the [[List of largest protected areas|fourth-largest]] in the world.
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