Hawaii - Contact a mobile notary in the cities below:
Cities in Hawaii:
Ahuimanu | Aiea | Captain Cook Notary | Ewa Beach | Haiku-Pauwela | Halawa | Hawaiian Paradise Park | Hawi Notary | Hilo | Holualoa Notary | Honauau Notary | Honolulu (TIER I) | Honokau Notary | Kahului | Kailua | Kailua Kona Notary | Kalaoa | Kamuela Notary | Kaneohe | Kaneohe Station | Kapaa | Kealakekau Notary | Keauhou Notary | Kihei | Lahaina | Makaha | Makakilo City | Makawao | Mililani Town | Naalehu Notary | Nanakuli | Napili-Honokowai | Pearl City | Pukalani | Schofield Barracks | Village Park | Wahiawa | Waianae | Waihee-Waiehu | Waikoloa Notary | Wailuku | Waimalu | Waimea | Waipahu | Waipio
About Hawaii
Hawaii is the youngest state in the United States, the southernmost, and the only island state. Hawaii is made up of eight main islands and 124 other islets, shoals and reefs. When Hawaii became the 50th state of the Union in 1959, it was officially nicknamed the Aloha State. The islands are almost completely volcanic in origin.
The Polynesians settled the Hawaiian Islands over a thousand years ago, but it wasn’t until 1778 that Europeans stumbled across the islands. Captain James Cook renamed the islands the Sandwich Islands, in honor of his patron, the earl of Sandwich, John Montagu. It would be nearly 200 years more before Hawaii would become a state.
Hawaii is the name of the main island in the group, and is often called the Big Island. The Big Island is nearly twice as large as the rest of the islands, combined. The island has two great volcanic peaks, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. The Big Island has a wide variety of terrain, from great bare lava beds to barren, ash-covered slopes, to large areas of rain forests, waterfalls and huge stretches of grassland.
Maui is the second largest island of Hawaii, and is sometimes called the Valley Isle because it has two mountain peaks separated by a low, valley-like isthmus. There is a large, dormant volcano on Maui, called Haleakala.
Molokai is known as the Friendly Island because of the hospitality extended to visitors by its inhabitants. The island was once used for pineapple growing, though now it is primarily used for cattle ranching and tourism.
Lanai is known as the Pineapple Island, because for many years it was a wealthy plantation of the tropical fruit, owned by Dole Food Company. The island has been recently opened up to tourism, and visitors are likely to find seclusion there. This has led to the island being known more frequently as the Private Island. Much of the community members are workers for the Dole Company.
Oahu is the home of Honolulu, the state capital, and has a population of around 870,000 people (nearly ¾ of the population of the state). The island is made up of two parallel mountain ranges separated by a low plateau. Oahu is also the home of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii’s finest and most famous harbor.
Kauai is the greenest of the islands and is often called the Garden Isle. Kauai is covered in luxuriant vegetation, canyons, streams and waterfalls, and is considered the most scenic island in Hawaii. The most popular attraction on Kauai is Waimea Canyon, 10 miles in length with walls 800 feet high.
Niihau is known as the Forbidden Isle, because the entire island is private property. The Robinson Family owns this island, having purchased it almost 100 years before it became a state. Nearly 230 native Hawaiians live and work on Niihau, and still speak the old Hawaiian language and follow many of the customs and traditions of their ancestors.
Kahoolowe is the smallest of the main islands, and was used by the U.S. Navy in the latter part of the 20th Century as a target site.
On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor and other military installations in Hawaii. This event spurred the United States’ entry into World War II.
Those interested in learning more about Hawaii, including how to become a notary public in the state, should visit Become A Notary Public.
