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STATE OF HAWAII <br /> The State of Hawaii consists of an archipelago consisting of 137 islands with a total landmass of about <br /> 6,400 square miles, located approximately 2,400 miles from the West Coast of the U.S. mainland. <br /> There are seven inhabited islands, and four counties: Kauai (consisting of the islands of Niihau and <br /> Kauai), Oahu (which is both a city and a County), Maui (which consists of the islands of Lanai, <br /> Molokai, and Maui as well as the uninhabited island of Kahoolawe), and Hawaii, usually referred to as <br /> the "Big Island." Virtually all commercial travel between islands is by aircraft. There are three <br /> governmental units in the State of Hawaii—the Federal, State and county systems. <br /> The population of the State according to the 2000 census is 1,211,537. Hawaii is quite diverse, with no <br /> majority ethnic or racial group: <br /> R4CE/ETHNICTTY PERCENT <br /> White 24.3 <br /> Black/African American 1.8 <br /> American Indian/Alaska Dative .3 <br /> Asian 41.6 <br /> Dative Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 9.4 <br /> Other 1.3 <br /> Two or More laces 21.4 <br /> STATE OF HAWAII <br /> Ethnic Diversity <br /> 50 41.6 <br /> 40 <br /> % of Total 30 24.3 <br /> State 21.4 <br /> Population 20 9.4 <br /> 90 1.8 0.3 1.3 <br /> 0 <br /> c � <br /> -a o <br /> ,c � <br /> cr <br /> a <br /> Ethnic Background <br />