Hawaii is a U.S state located in the Western region of the country. It is the only U.S. state outside North America. Moreover, the state is entirely comprised of islands. There are 137 volcanic islands in the state. The most famous volcano in the state is Kilauea, which is the world’s most active volcano as well.
Furthermore, it is the only U.S. state with two official languages English and Hawaiian. You will be amazed to know that the Hawaiian alphabet has only thirteen letters; five vowels and eight consonants. There are many more facts about the state that will definitely surprise you. Therefore, let us read these 65+ Hawaii trivia questions and learn interesting information about the state.
Hawaii Trivia Questions
1. In which region of the United States Hawaii is located?
Answer: In the Western United States
2. How far is the state from the U.S. mainland?
Answer: 2,000 miles
3. What are structures associated only with this state of the country?
Answer: It is the only state outside North America, the only state entirely composed of islands and the only state in the tropics.
4. How many volcanic islands are there in Hawaii?
Answer: 137
5. Which state’s coastlines are the fourth-longest in the U.S.?
Answer: Hawaii
6. What is the capital of Hawaii?
Answer: Honolulu
7. Which is the largest city in the state?
Answer: Honolulu
8. What is the largest metro in Hawaii?
Answer: Island of O’ahu
9. How much is the total area of the state?
Answer: 28,311 square kilometer
10. How much of the total area is covered with the land?
Answer: 16,638 square kilometer
11. What percentage of the area is covered with water?
Answer: 41.2 percent
12. What is the population of the state?
Answer: 1.455,271
13. What is the official language of Hawaii?
Answer: English, Hawaiian
14. When Hawaiian was added to the Constitution of the state as an official language?
Answer: In 1978
15. How many in Hawaii Islands are there?
Answer: Eight
Hawaii Trivia Questions and Answers
16. How many of them are open to tourists and local people?
Answer: Six
17. Who manages the island Ni’ihau?
Answer: Keith Robinson and Bruce
18. Which small island is near Ni’ihau?
Answer: Ka’ula
19. Which is Hawaii’s tallest mountain?
Answer: Mauna Kea
20. How much is the height of the mountain?
Answer: 13,796 ft. above mean sea level
21. How many letters are there in the Hawaiian alphabet?
Answer: Thirteen
22. What are the letters in the Hawaiian alphabet?
Answer: Vowels: A, E, I, O, U
Consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W, U
23. Who is the creator of the Hawaiian language?
Answer: American Protestant Missionaries
24. When Hawaii became a state?
Answer: On August 20th, 1959
25. When the Republic of Hawaii established?
Answer: On July 4th, 1894
26. Who was the first president of the Republic of Hawaii?
Answer: Sanford Dole
27. What does the home of the Hawaiian last reigning king and queen called?
Answer: Iolani Palace
28. When the palace was built?
Answer: In 1882
29. Who built the palace?
Answer: King David Kalakaua
30. How many pineapple plantations are there in Hawaii?
Answer: Two (Dole and Maui Gold Plantations)
Hawaii Trivia Questions and Facts
31. What percent of the world’s pineapple supply is from Hawaii?
Answer: Two percent
32. What does each island of Hawaii represent?
Answer: Particular flowers
33. Which flower does the island Niihau represent?
Answer: Pupu Shell
34. Which island does the white kukui blossom represent?
Answer: Molokai
35. What color does the island Lanai depict?
Answer: Orange
36. Which island is represented by the grey color?
Answer: Kaho’olawe
37. What is the population of Molokai?
Answer: 7,400
38. What natural wonder records does Hawaii win?
Answer: World’s highest sea cliff, Hawaii’s longest waterfall, and Hawaii’s largest white sand beach
39. Which is the most famous volcano in Hawaii?
Answer: Kilauea
40. Which is the world’s most active volcano?
Answer: Kilauea
41. What is the most famous drink to have in Hawaii?
Answer: Kona Coffee
42. Which is the only U.S. state who commercially produces coffee?
Answer: Hawaii
43. How many native mammals are there in Hawaii?
Answer: Two
44. What are the two Hawaiian native mammals?
Answer: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Hoary Bat
45. Which is the first U.S. state who banned billboards?
Answer: Hawaii
Hawaii State Trivia
46. What was the religious dance performance in ancient Hawaii?
Answer: Hula Kahiko
47. Which people are considered Hawaiians?
Answer: Only the people with Hawaiian ancestors.
48. Which is the Hawaiian State flower?
Answer: The Yellow Hibiscus
49. What was the average life expectancy in Hawaii as of 2020?
Answer: 81.15 years
50. Which state has the highest life expectancy in the United States?
Answer: Hawaii
51. Which is the most recognizable Hawaiian word?
Answer: Aloha
52. What does the word ‘Aloha’ mean?
Answer: Hello and Goodbye
53. What is the official sport of Hawaii?
Answer: There are two; surfing and outrigger canoe paddling.
54. When surfing was picked as the official sport?
Answer: In 1998
55. What is another name famous for the state?
Answer: Aloha State
56. Which is the largest natural lake in Hawaii?
Answer: Halulu Lake
57. Who is the most famous surfer in the world?
Answer: Duke Kahanamoku
58. When Hawaii banned plastic bags?
Answer: In July 2015
59. Which is the first state in the U.S. that banned plastic bags?
Answer: Hawaii
60. Write one of the longest words in the Hawaiian language.
Answer: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
61. What does the word ‘Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa’ mean?
Answer: Triggerfish with a snout like a pig.
62. What is Hawaii’s state fish?
Answer: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
63. Where is the world’s largest wind generator?
Answer: On Oahu, Hawaii
64. Where did the sport ‘Stand up Paddle boarding’ originated?
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