18 Trivia Facts That Everyone Who Lives In Hawaii Should Know
By Megan Shute|Published February 15, 2016
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Megan Shute
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With more than 10 years of experience as a professional writer, Megan holds a degree in Mass Media from her home state of Minnesota. After college, she chose to trade in her winter boots for slippahs and moved to the beautiful island of Oahu, where she has been living for more than five years. She lives on the west side but is constantly taking mini-road trips across the island and visits the neighboring islands whenever she can getaway. She loves hiking, snorkeling, locally-grown coffee, and finding the best acai bowl on Oahu.
From interesting tidbits of information about ancient Hawaiians, to geographic wonders, the Hawaiian Islands are the subject of many incredible trivia facts. Some of these facts are common, while others are a bit more obscure, but regardless, everyone who lives in Hawaii should have these 18 trivia facts in their arsenal. How else are you going to win that competitive round of bar trivia?
1) Hawaii is home to approximately one-third of all the endangered species in the United States.
2) Forget Seattle, the rainiest place in America – and across the world – is Kauai’s Mt. Waialeale, which receives approximately 450 inches of rain each year.
17) The day before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona filled up with 1.5 million gallons of fuel and, according to the History Channel, the sunken ship “continues to spill up to nine quarts of oil into the harbor each day.”
