| Hawaii does not rank well on most business indexes. | | | | temple, which includes a reproduction of a 12th century |
| There is a limited amount of land that is open to | | | | Japanese Shinto temple. There is also a large Buddha |
| development, which restricts the start up of new | | | | statue here, and several Catholic statues depicting |
| plants. It is also thousands of miles from the United | | | | Stations of the Cross of Jesus. The area has also |
| States so goods have to be brought in from the | | | | become a graveyard for people of many religions. |
| mainland at added expense. That said there are many | | | | Another popular tourist site on the island of Oahu is the |
| economic activities going on all the time in Hawaii | | | | Dole Pineapple Plantation, which includes Pineapple |
| including tourism, agriculture and the collection and sales | | | | Gardens which acquaints tourists about the diverse |
| of native Hawaiian crafts. The military is a big | | | | crops grown on the north shore of Oahu. |
| contributor to the Hawaiian economy, including the | | | | The second largest island, Maui, which is the third in |
| well-known base of Pearl Harbor, on the island of | | | | population, supports the tourist industry and cultivation |
| Oahu, attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, | | | | of pineapple and sugar cane. There is also some |
| 1941. Today, tourism is the leading activity, something to | | | | hi-tech research on the island, including from the U.S. |
| keep in mind when you form your Hawaii Incorporation. | | | | Air force. Astronomical and satellite stations are on the |
| The population of the islands is about 1.3 million, with | | | | island, whose peak, Mt. Healakala goes up over 10,000 |
| most of them living on the island of Oahu. | | | | feet. The high altitude and dry climate make this an |
| Pineapple, coffee, sugar cane and macadamia nuts | | | | ideal spot for everything from telescopes to other |
| are grown on Hawaii and there is also a considerable | | | | electromagnetic signals. |
| amount of livestock and food processing. Tourists | | | | The island of Hawaii is the largest island in the state of |
| have also contributed to the upkeep of the state | | | | Hawaii. It is famous for its still active volcanoes, Mauna |
| government through paying the general excise and | | | | Loa, and Kilauea and the dormant volcano, Mauna Kea. |
| hotel room tax. | | | | The largest city on the island is the town of Hilo, with |
| The largest population is on the island of Oahu, which is | | | | about 40,000 people. The town of Puna on the east |
| also home to the capital and largest city of Hawaii, | | | | side of the island is a center for tourism and also for |
| Honolulu. Five million tourists visit Oahu a year, for | | | | agriculture, growing flowers, and papaya, as well as |
| everything from the site of the attack on Pearl Harbor | | | | other products. Mauna Loa is intensively monitored, as |
| in World War II to the pristine beaches of Waikiki. | | | | an active volcano, and there are also astronomical and |
| Diamond Head is a dormant volcano cauldron east of | | | | environmental observation posts by the Mauna Loa |
| Waikiki which has become a symbol of Hawaii and in | | | | peak including of Carbon Dioxide concentrations in the |
| some cases a well-known brand name. On the | | | | atmosphere. |
| windward (east) side of Oahu there is the valley of | | | | |