Of course the Flora and fauna are beautiful! And I learned alot about the history of hawaii.First all the islands were separate and had different chiefs. Then K...., seen above, conquered all the other islands and they became united. He was King. Then monarchy continued with his heirs for five generations After that the monarchy was overthrown and they elected their kings. At some point land was allowed to be sold to people other than Hawaians, and bussinessmen bought up alot. The us did as well and had here marine, navy, army, and air bases. Hawaii was not a us state when WWI began (december 7, 1941. They became a state in 1959. I remember this from my childhood.