Rugged inland mountains form the center of each major island in Hawaii.

Kamehameha I was a great ruler in Hawaii.

Kamehameha's son and his wife had visited England in 1824.

The principal Hawaiian Islands are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe.

Valleys in Hawaii lead out to narrow coastal flatlands.

In the 1790's, Honolulu became an important port for visiting ships.

While there, they must have been exposed to measles.

In 1835, Hawaii's first successful sugar plantation opened at Koloa on the island of Kauai.

Coconuts and bananas thrive in abundance on the islands.

Kamehameha had been wise to move his court to Honolulu.

They might have survived with better medicine.

On August 21, 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state.

Captain James Cook's first two voyages took him to the South Pacific.

Honolulu grew very important as the center of commerce.

Unfortunately, in those days, nothing could be done for them.

Hawaii is the location of the two most active volcanoes on Earth.

He entered the ocean for his first voyage in January 1769.

Kamehameha felt comfortable in Honolulu from 1804 to 1812.

The deceased ruler ws succeeded by his young brother, Kamehameha III.

Bird watchers can appreciate the interesting variety of birds in Hawaii.