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Big Island Hawaii Facts & Tidbits
By David Ross
biQ list features facts and figures about the Big Island and about Hawaii in general. The data is collected from research conducted in producing Big Island Quarterly and from independent research. The amount of food that the Hawaii Island Food Bank distributes per day: 6,000 pounds Number of acres contained in the Ku'u forest region and protected by the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii: 100,000 Number of species of geckos worldwide: 900 Number of species of geckos in Hawaii: 8 The ancient Polynesian mythical being from which geckos are said to be descended: mo'o Depth of Kilauea's core: 60 km. Year in which the first European missionary, Rev. William Ellis, came to Hawaii: 1823 Number of Kilauea eruptions since 1952: 34 Estimated Age of Earliest Subaerial Eruptions: 50,000-100,000 years Estimated Age of First Eruption of Kilauea: 300,000-600,000 years before present Monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaii: Kamehameha The Great Means of transport used by Santa Clause to arrive in Hawaii: outrigger canoe Famous statement made to the Hawaiian people by Kamehameha III in a joint appearance with British admiral Thomas: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina o ka pono" (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness). Rare Hawaiian mahogany often used to make furniture or decorative bowls and utensils: koa Food that ranks 4th in importance among the world's agricultural products: bananas Hawaii's ranking of the 50 states in commercial tropical flower production: 1 US world ranking in high school graduates: 29 Hawaii's ranking among the fifty states in high school graduates: 50 Birthplace of presidential nominee Barack Obama: Honolulu
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