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Hawaii Information

Culture and Geography
Hawaii, one of the top tourist destinations in the world, is a hot market for real estate. It has 6 islands: Oahu, Kauai, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai and Lanai. The capital city is Honolulu which is a very bustling metropolis with a tropical air. Hawaii has its own time zone which is 2 hours behind Pacific and 5 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Although it is a US state, Americans comprise only 34% of the population; Japanese-American, 32%; Filipino-American, 16%; and Chinese-American, 5%. Truly, Hawaii is a place where you will find a variety of culture and ethnicity.

Livelihood
Hawaii’s primary source of livelihood is fishing and agriculture. It is among the most popular source of sugar cane and pineapples, as well as coffee, avocados, macadamia nuts, papayas, tomatoes, guavas and bananas. Additionally, it is a tropical region so you will find numerous kinds of flowers and plants around.

In other industries such as manufacturing, the food processing business ranks number 1, with bread, dairy, candy, sodas and juices being processed in various plants all over Hawaii.

The service industry is also strong in Hawaii, with it being number 2 in the government service sector for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corp. They have bases on the island of Oahu.