Hawaii entered the union on August 21, 1959 as state number 50.  Hawaii has an area of 6,459 square miles and is the forty-seventh largest state in the US.  Hawaii the largest island is made up of five volcanoes they are: Mauna, Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai, Kohala, and Kilauea.  Kilauea and Mauna Loa are active.  In September of 1992 Hurricane Iniki devastated Kaui.

Here are some activities from Kendra!  Enjoy!

	Write a story as if you were in the ocean and all of the sudden a storm hit.
	Create a picture of a volcano erupting.
	Make a crossword puzzle using facts about Hawaii.
	Create a brochure as if you were wanting to go to Hawaii.
	Learn a Hawaiian dance and teach it to your class.
	Act out a historical event that happened in Hawaii