Hawaii - - welcomes and seduces visitors with its frangipani-scented sea breezes and tropical warmth. This is where East merges with West in a blur of hula and disco, soap operas and creation myths, junk food and Japanese tea ceremonies, and Shinto shrines and surf clubs. Mark Twain declared Hawaii to be 'the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean', and not even thirty years of mass tourism have managed to prove him wrong.




夏威夷實在是個夢幻般的地方。這里的天空和海水都是最最澄澈的顏色，棉花糖一般潔白松軟的云朵總在天上不緊不慢地悠著，習習的微風怡人得象豆蔻少女投來的回眸一笑。一年四季各種奇花異草張揚地滿開路邊，還不甘心地散出甜香充溢人們的口鼻之間。金燦燦的沙灘在菠蘿樹、棕櫚樹的點綴下平平地直鋪入海浪深處，散布在岸邊的五彩洋傘下面飄散出美酒的醇香和悠揚的樂聲。夏威夷語里并沒有“浪漫”這個詞，但是浪漫這種風情卻融入了夏威夷的每一個角落。






History

The following years saw the development of Hawaii as a major tourist destination with numerous resorts, golf courses and shopping centers being built. To combat the increasing development, a number of state parks, wilderness sanctuaries and marine reserves have been established. In the 1970s, a Hawaiian cultural renaissance reasserted local cultural values in the face of tourist-brochure parodies. In the past few years, sovereignty has become a key political issue. While some Hawaiian groups favor the restoration of the monarchy, other native groups are calling for a Hawaiian nation within the USA and the return of crown lands taken during annexation. In November 1993, US President Bill Clinton signed a resolution apologizing for the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom 100 years earlier.








歷史：“夏威夷”一詞源于波利尼西亞語。公元4世紀左右，一批波利尼西亞人乘獨木舟破浪而至，在此定居，為這片島嶼起名“夏威夷”，意為“原始之家”。最早發(fā)現該群島的歐洲人是英國航海家詹姆斯?庫克船長，他于1778年登上夏威夷群島，次年被島上居民殺害。1795年，卡米哈米哈酋長征服了其他部落，建立夏威夷王國。1898年，夏威夷被美國吞并，1959年成為美國第50個州。旅游業(yè)成為夏威夷最年來最主要的經濟發(fā)展，許多旅游景點，高爾夫球場以及購物中心不斷興起。隨著旅游的不斷發(fā)展，夏威夷建立了許多的國家公園，大量的避難所，海產儲存.






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Culture

Traditional Hawaiian culture and the customs of Hawaii's ethnically diverse immigrants are an integral part of the social fabric. This is not simply a place where East meets West, but a place where the cultures merge in a manner which seems to bring out the best in all of them. The revival of traditional Hawaiian culture has seen an explosion of Hula halaus (schools) and many Hawaiian artists and craftspeople are returning to traditional mediums and themes such a tapa weaving, quilt making and the creation of colorful leis.






傳統(tǒng)的夏威夷文化以及多民族組成了一個整體的社會結構。這并不是簡單的西方和東方相碰撞的地方，而是文化的融合并表現其最好的地方。傳統(tǒng)夏威夷文化復興起來，草裙舞以及許多的夏威夷藝術家都回歸到傳統(tǒng)的模式以及主題中。

English is the dominant language in Hawaii, but it is infused with Hawaiian words, phrases and pidgin slang. The Hawaiian language is only spoken by an estimated 9000 people, but 85% of all local place names are Hawaiian and they often have interesting stories behind them. Hawaii's early immigrants communicated with each other in pidgin, a stripped and simplified form of English which survives today as a lively, ever-changing local slang.

官方語言為英語和夏威夷語兩種，但日常生活用語以英語為主。






The islands' ethnic diversity makes eating out a real treat. You can find every kind of Japanese food, an array of regional Chinese cuisine, spicy Korean specialties, native Hawaiian dishes and excellent Thai and Vietnamese food. Fresh fish is readily available throughout the islands as well as an abundance of fruit including avocado, coconut, guava, mango and papaya.




不同民族的差異性使得島上的食物多樣化，你可以找到各式各樣的日本菜，中國各地方的傳統(tǒng)廚藝，特色的韓國風味，本土的夏威夷用具以及美味的泰國，越南事物。在這里你可以在島上任何地方找到新鮮的魚以及豐富的水果，像鱷梨、椰子、番石榴，芒果和木瓜。








地理位置：夏威夷地處中太平洋北部，由130多個島嶼組成，呈弧狀橫貫太平洋，長度達到1500英里。它緊靠北回歸線，構成了波利尼西亞群島的北方前鋒。同時，它又處于美國的最南部，與墨西哥城、海南、加爾各答在同一緯度。






　　面積：16650平方公里

　　首府：檀香山

　　語言：官方語言為英語和夏威夷語兩種，但日常生活用語以英語為主。

　　人口：19.3萬

　　島嶼數量：132

　　主要島嶼：夏威夷大島、茂宜島、歐胡島、可愛島、尼豪島、莫洛凱島、拉納島、卡霍奧拉韋島

　　氣候：夏威夷全年的氣溫變化不大，變化很小，沒有季節(jié)之分，2、3月最冷，8、9月最熱,一年四季氣溫在14～32℃，通常情況下，從10月到次年4月雨量最大，隨時可能下雨。旅游旺季是從12月中旬開始到復活節(jié)以及6月中旬到9月初。

島上特產：蔗糖、菠蘿、咖啡、花卉