ABOUT HAWAII
The Aloha State, Hawaii lies 2,367 km (1,470 miles) north of the equator and 4,025 km (2,500 miles) southwest of the nearest continental land mass, North America. The six main islands are part of a 128-island archipelago stretching 2,452 km (1,523 miles) from Kure Atoll in the northwest to the Big Island in the southwest. The main islands include Oahu, and the neighbor islands of Maui, Kaua'i, the Big Island (Hawai'i), Moloka'i and Lana'i.

Only 400,000 years old, the island of Hawaii, commonly called the Big Island, is the youngest of the Hawaiian islands, and nearly twice the size of all the other Hawaiian islands combined at 4,028 square miles. The Big Island, in fact, is still growing. The Kīlauea volcano has been spewing molten lava since January 1, 1983, continually adding real estate to the island... read more

TRAVEL/VISA LINKS
In Waimea, visit Parker Ranch, one of the largest privately owned ranches in the United States. And just south of Kailua-Kona is Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, one of Hawaii's most sacred cultural attractions... read more

TRANSPORTATION
Hawaii is one of the most transportation-friendly vacation destinations in the world. And it starts the moment you arrive. Ground transportation is available at all airports in Hawaii... read more