**Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth (2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines).
**Hawaii is the widest state in the United States (when measured from east to west).
**Hawaii is the only U.S. state whose land area is increasing (from volcanic eruptions).
**Hawaii has its own time zone. It's called Hawaiian Standard Time. There is no daylight savings time in Hawaii, which means that in summer, Hawaii is two hours behind the U.S. West Coast, while in winter, Hawaii is three hours behind the U.S. West Coast.
**Hawaii has the highest life expectancy in the United States. The average projected lifespan for people born in Hawaii in 2000 is 77.1 years for males and 82.5 years for females.
**Hawaii has Honolulu, the second most expensive city to visit in the United States, after New York, according to the 2011 Hotel Price Index.
**Hawaii has the southernmost point in the United States, Ka Lae on the Big Island of Hawaii, visit here and you’ll notice a constant 27 knots per hour wind blowing east to west, 24 hours per day and 365 days per year.
**Hawaii has the largest and most active volcano in the world (Kilauea volcano on the Big Island).
**Hawaii has the tallest mountain in the world. The Big Island’s Mauna Kea, when measured from its base at the ocean floor. It rises 13,796 feet (4,205 m) above sea level and another 17,000 feet (5,181 m) extend to its base below the ocean’s surface.
Hawaii seems so far away but I'm already enjoying learning about this remote, tropical paradise. Which makes me wonder about the definition of the word paradise...according to an online source (http://i.word.com/idictionary/paradise) it is "a place or state of bliss, felicity, or delight".
So, what's your definition of paradise and where do you expect you would find it?
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