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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Hawaiian Islands

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025

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 ● Oct. 27, 2025

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

From National Geographic ● Nov. 17, 2023

Winds from Hurricane Dora, hundreds of miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, have fanned the flames across the U.S. state, officials say.

From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023

The rocks could hardly be called land, but we knew they were the beginning of the Hawaiian Islands and we knew that the Hawaiian Islands were a territory belonging to the United States.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz