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unusual facts about Island of Hawaii



Last Glacial Maximum

On the Island of Hawaii geologists have long recognized deposits formed by glaciers on Mauna Kea during recent ice ages.

Merrie Monarch Festival

The Merrie Monarch Festival began in 1964 when Helene Hale, then Executive Officer of Hawaii, decided to create an event to increase tourism to the Island of Hawaii.

Quonset hut

Some are still in active use at U.S. military bases; for example, Camps Red Cloud and Casey near the Korean DMZ and Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii.


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23d Bomb Squadron

On 27 December 1935, the Mauna Loa volcano on the island of Hawaii erupted, threatening the city of Hilo.

Calliasmata pholidota

On the island of Hawaii, the species habitates one pool at Ka Lae at Lua o Palahemo and in one pool group in the Manuka Natural Area Reserve.

Likelike

In mid January 1887, a large school of fish called āweoweo was seen off the coast of the island of Hawaii.

Shipman House

W. H. Shipman House, Hilo, Hawaii, listed on the NRHP on the island of Hawaii

William Purves

William H. Purvis (1858–1950), plant collector and investor in sugar on the island of Hawaii