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| | Hawaii (island) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | In greatest dimension, the Island is 93 miles (150 km) across and has a land area of 4,038 mile² (10,458 km²), representing more than half (~62% actually) of the total land area of the (A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific) Hawaiian Islands. |
 | | Today, most of Hawai‘i Island's economy is based on (The business of providing services to tourists) tourism, centered primarily on the leeward (kona) or western coast of the island in the North Kona and South Kohala districts. |
 | | In fact, because of Hawai‘i Island's reputation for growing beautiful (Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors) orchids, the island has the nickname "The Orchid Isle." (Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age) Cattle ranching is also important. |
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