50th and
most recent State of the USA joined the Union in 1950
8 larger and 12 smaller volcanic islands and atolls
in the Pacific local internet code .hi.us
has not been adopted - only .com
28,314
km² (10,932 sq miles) - 1,183,000 people
Area Code +1 808
phone
system
calling to Hawaii
from USA 1
from most Countries
00 1
+1 808 xxx xxxx
(10 digits
after the country code)
calling from
Hawaii
local
calls
no area code
inside
the same area
national long distance
national prefix: 1
area code: xxx (always 3 digits)
number: xxx xxxx (always 7 digits)
international calls
international prefix: 011
country code:x or xx or xxx
number: ???
exeption ! Canada
or the Caribbean
(1 --- --- ----)
are also part of the
North American
numbering Plan (NANP)
exampe
calling from Hawaii to Phone Book
of the World
in France
011 33 1 4221 1111
11 rue des Dechargeurs
75001 Paris
usefull numbers
american operator 411
call the operator from
outside the US
+1 310 555 1212
international operator
(call from inside the US)
1010 2220
economy:
GNP
$/person
total ? billion $
home to?/500 of the
World's largest companies
geography
Puu Wekiu 4,208 m
Pacific coasts
longest
river
largest lake
Hawaii (the big Island) (+I
808)
Maui (+I
808)
Lanai (+I
808)
Molokai (+I
808)
Oahu : Honolulu (+I
808)
Kauai (+I
808)
flag of the State of Hawaii
the flag was designed in I8I6 ordered by King Kamehameha I
the 8 stripes (white, red and blue) represent the 8 larger Islands which had
initially been seperate Kingdom
it is in 1810 that they had been united
the Union Jack represent the United
Kingdom
since Hawaii had oonce been a British colony
short ... PBof.com/hawaii
