Aug. 21, 2024

Hawaii Trivia

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Question 1: Who was the U.S. President who signed the proclamation making Hawaii the 50th state?
Question 2: Before becoming a U.S. state, what was Hawaii's status?
Question 3: What is the name of the only royal palace on U.S. soil, located in Honolulu?
Question 4: Which famous Hawaiian-born person became the 44th President of the United States?
Question 5: What is the official state fish of Hawaii, known for its colorful appearance and long name?

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Caalarugus, shark Media, Aloha History, buffs and trivia lovers. I'm

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journey Joe Mitchell, and welcome to a tropical edition of

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five daily trivia Questions today August twenty first, we're celebrating

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Hawaii Statehood Day, commemorating the day in nineteen fifty nine

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when Hawaii became the fiftieth state of the United States.

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So let's say Mahalo to the Aloha State and test

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our knowledge about this unique and beautiful part of America.

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Question one? Who was the US President who signed the

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proclamation making Hawaii the fiftieth state? Question two? Before becoming

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a US state, what was Hawaii's status? Question three? What

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is the name of the only royal palace on US

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soil located in Honolulu? Question four? Which famous Hawaiian born

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person became the forty fourth President of the United States?

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Question five? What is the official state fish of Hawaii?

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Known for its colorful appearance and long name. Take a

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moment to imagine you're relaxing on a Hawaiian beach while

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you ponder these questions, and I'll be back with the

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answers and some fascinating facts about the fiftieth state. Welcome

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back Island adventurers. Let's unveil the answers and explore some

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intriguing trivia about Hawaii. Question one asked who was the

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US president who signed the proclamation making Hawaii the fiftieth state?

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Answer Dwight D. Eisenhower. Fascinating fact. President Eisenhower signed the

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proclamation on August twenty first, nineteen fifty nine, declaring Hawaii

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as the fiftieth state. This came just months after Alaska

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had been admitted as the forty ninth state, marking the

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last two states to join the Union. Eisenhower had visited

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Hawaii night eighteen sixty to celebrate its new statehood, becoming

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the first sitting US president to visit the islands. Question

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two asked, before becoming a US state, what was Hawaii's status? Answer?

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Hawaii was a US territory from eighteen ninety eight to

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nineteen fifty nine. Before that, it was an independent kingdom.

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The last monarch of Hawaii was Queen Liliuokalani, who was

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overthrown in eighteen ninety three and a coup supported by

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American business interests. The annexation of Hawaii by the United

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States remains a controversial topic with ongoing discussions about Hawaiian

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sovereignty and cultural preservation. Question three asked, what is the

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name of the only royal palace on US soil located

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in Honolulu. Answer Iolani Palace. Fascinating fact. Iolani Palace was

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the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii,

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beginning with King Kamehameha the Third in eighteen forty five.

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It was the scene of the overthrow of the Hawaiian

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monarchy in eighteen ninety three. Today, it serves as a

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museum and is a National Historic Landmark. The palace was

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ahead of its time, boasting electric lights even before the

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White House had them. Question four asked which famous Hawaiian

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born person became the forty fourth President of the United States?

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Answer Barack Obama. Fascinating fact. Barack Obama was born in

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Honolulu on August fourth, nineteen sixty one, just two years

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after Hawaii became a state. He spent much of his

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childhood in Hawaii, graduating from Punaho School in Honolulu. Obama's

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connection to Hawaii played a significant role in his life

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and political career, with the state's multicultural environment influencing his worldview.

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Question five asked what is the official state fish of Hawaii,

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known for its colorful appearance and long name. Answer, humuhumunukunukuapuaa

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reef triggerfish. Fascinating fact. The humuhumunukunukuapuaa, also known as the

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reef triggerfish or picasso triggerfish, was originally selected as the

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state fish in nineteen eighty five, but the law expired

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in nineteen ninety. It was permanently reinstated as the official

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state fish in two thousand and six. The fish's Hawaiian name,

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which means triggerfish with a snout like a pig, is

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often used as an example of the length and complexity

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of some Hawaiian words. Thank you for joining me. I'm

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journey Joe Mitchell on this lay draped journey through Hawaiian

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history and culture. Until next time, keep exploring our nation's

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diverse history, and remember, in the words of a Hawaiian proverb,

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o he hana nui ke aluiya, no task is too

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big when done together by all

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