Hawaiian Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the N Pacific; 2,090 miles (3,370 km) SW of San Francisco: includes the eight islands comprising the state of Hawaii and volcanic, rock, and coral islets.

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Example Sentences

The research team used passive acoustic recorders placed at five important monk seal habitats, spanning sites from Molokaʻi to the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

From Science Daily

Kilauea is one of six active volcanoes located in the Hawaiian Islands.

From Barron's

Many of the recorded extinctions occurred on isolated islands, including the Hawaiian Islands, where invasive species introduced by humans -- such as rats, pigs, and goats -- wiped out native wildlife.

From Science Daily

"Because freshwater is essential to the sustainability of life on the Hawaiian Islands, it is imperative to accurately predict where and how much it will rain as our climate changes."

From Science Daily

Each year, many females travel to the Hawaiian Islands to give birth in warm, predator-free waters.

From National Geographic