Hawaii is the only archipelagic state in the United States, consisting of 132 islands in the central Pacific Ocean. Lu Lu badminton (Honolulu), the capital of Honolulu, is located in Oahu.
geographical environment
physical geography
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruption, including 8 large islands and 124 small islands, stretching for 2450 kilometers, forming a crescent-shaped island chain. Hawaii is the largest island with two active volcanoes. The climate is mild and pleasant throughout the year, and the precipitation is greatly influenced by topography, which varies greatly from place to place, and the forest coverage rate is nearly 50%. Honshu is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and consists of 19 major islands and coral reefs.
climate
Hawaii has a tropical maritime climate, which makes the territory of the United States divided into cold, warm and hot zones.
The temperature in Hawaii does not change much throughout the year, and there is no seasonal difference. February and March are the coldest, and August and September are the hottest. Under normal circumstances, the rainfall is the largest from June 5438+00 to April of the following year, and it may rain at any time.
administrative division
Capital: Fire Slave Lu Lu (Fire Slave Lu Lu badminton)
Counties: Hawaii, Honolulu, Caravo, Maui and Kauai.
Major cities: Shiloh, Honolulu, Kahurui, Wipahu and Lixiu.
economy
The main industries in Hawaii include tourism, defense industry and agriculture. Pearl Harbor on the south coast of Oahu is the largest US military port in the Pacific Ocean. Honolulu, the state capital, is the industrial and commercial center of Zhou Xia.
Agriculture is the pillar of the local economy, producing sugar cane, pineapple, coffee, bananas and so on. Hawaii is suitable for sugarcane growth. Two-thirds of the islands grow sugarcane and produce about 1 10,000 tons of raw sugar every year. It is equivalent to 10% of the total annual sugar consumption in the United States, so it is called the sugar island of the United States. Industry is mainly food processing industry, with a small amount of oil refining, chemicals and cement. Both grain and major industrial products depend on imports. Due to the pleasant climate and charming scenery, the tourism industry is very developed, with an average annual reception of more than 7 million tourists. Oahu is a tourist center.
According to the calculation of the Bank of Hawaii, the ripple effect of tourists' tourism expenditure in Hawaii is 2, that is, for every $ kloc-0 spent by tourists, the local GDP will increase by 2 dollars. Tourism revenue accounts for 60% of local GDP, making Hawaii's economic growth rate always higher than the average growth level of the American economy.
Because tourism plays an important role in Hawaii's economy, the Hawaiian government attaches great importance to protecting the environment and tourism resources, and pays attention to developing "clean" industries, such as marine science, aquaculture, tropical agriculture, financial services and commercial centers, so as to promote the development of tourism and recent economic development.