hawaii Definition

group of islands in the central Pacific belonging to the U.S.

island in the southeastern part of the state of Hawaii; largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago; chief city Hilo area 4021 square miles (10,455 square kilometers), population 185,079

southernmost and newest state of the U.S. comprising the Hawaiian Islands except the Midway Islands; annexed 1898, a territory 1900—59; capital Honolulu area 6471 square miles (16,760 square kilometers), population 1,360,301

the time of the 10th time zone west of Greenwich that includes the Hawaiian Islands and the Aleutians west of the Fox group

reservation on the island of Hawaii that includes the Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes