Have you ever wondered how many islands make up hawaii? How many active volcanoes are there in Hawaii? Have you thought about what time zone it is in?

As you might know, Hawaii consists of 8 large islands, but only 7 of the 8 islands are inhabited. But you might not know that Hawaii actually consists of 137 small and large islands.

Hawaii, the big island, is about the same square miles as the state of Connecticut. Square miles of Islands

Hawaii is 6 hours behind New York when we are in Daylight savings time, however, they do not change their clocks.

The weather in Hawaii doesn’t change too much from summer to winter. The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 81°F The coldest month is January with an average temperature of 73°F

Hawaii is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Interestingly, it is over 2000 miles from California to Hawaii, which is a similar distance from California to New York.

Surprisingly, there are at least 130 languages spoken in Hawaii. English is the most commonly spoken language in Hawaii. Hawaiian is the 5th most commonly spoken language in Hawaii with a percentage of 5.7% of people that speak it.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors 6 active volcanoes on 2 of the Hawaiian islands. The most active one being, Kilauea, on the biggest island.