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

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

"If nobody is controlling vegetation in that way, in Maui or anywhere in the Hawaiian Islands, I just don't see how they establish that," Linkert said.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023

It was the first time he’d ever been off the Hawaiian Islands.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge