Which of the following famous Hawaiian Sumo wrestlers was actually born in Samoa? Listen to the Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Iz) song for a hint?

Akebono

Musashimaru

Konishiki

Takamiyama

Which island has the nickname The Target Isle?

Nihau

Kauai

Lanai

Kahoolawe

Are palm trees native to Hawaii?

Yes

No

wrong

wrong

What is a hula dancing school called?

Kumu

Academy

Halau

Reformery

What is the Hawaii state fish?

Sardine

Humback Whale

Blue Fin Tuna

Humuhumunukunukuapu'a

Kanaka Creek, settled by Hawaiians, is located where?

Northern California

Oregon

Las Vegas

British Columbia, Canada

What is the wettest spot on earth?

Seattle, Washington

Mount Waialeale, Kauai

Mawsynram, India

Hilo, Hawaii

In what month does Hawaii receive the most tourists?

July

August

December

February

The highest sea cliffs in the world are in?

Norway

Kauai

Molokai

Ireland

Which island has the most tourism?

Oahu

Maui

Kauai

Big Island

In the open ocean, Tsunami waves typically travel at roughly what speed?

25 miles/hour

60 miles/hour

500 miles/hour

1500 miles/hour

Which island has the nickname The Garden Isle?

Oahu

Kauai

Maui

Nihau

Some bird species migrate from Alaska to Hawaii for the winter

True

False

wrong

wrong

What is Hawaii's state motto?

The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness

Let sleeping dogs lie

Surfs Up

Safety is from God alone

What controversy surrounds the placement of surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku's statue?

The statue is made of bronze, not gold

He's not carrying a surf board

His back is facing the ocean

His hand is not giving a Shaka

Which is the second largest Hawaiian Island?

Oahu

Maui

Kauai

Big Island

Where is Hawaii's largest waterfall?

Kahiwa Falls, Molokai

Hiilawe Falls, Big Island

Wailua Falls, Kauai

Manoa Falls, Oahu

What is Lanai's nickname?

The Pear Isle

The Pineapple Isle

The Guava Isle

The Pudding Isle

What was the first Hawaiian Hotel to be named one of the Top 3 in the world by Conde Nast Traveler?

Ritz Carlton Mauna Lani, Big Island

Four Seasons Maui

The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki

Coco Palms Resort, Kauai

Which island has the nickname The Gathering Place?

Oahu

Maui

Kauai

Big Island

What resort area in Hawaii has the driest climate?

Waikoloa, Big Island

Kaanapali, Maui

Poipu, Kauai

Waikiki, Oahu

What is Niihau's nickname?

The Forgotten Isle

The Last Isle

The Shell Isle

The Private Isle

How many people live on Niihua?

Roughly 130

About 520

Nearly 1,000

Over 8,000 including tourists

The Outdoor Circle, Hawaii's beautification organization, has planted how many trees since 1912?

110

Roughly 12,800

Nearly 100,000

Over 500,000

Hawaii is the only U.S. state where the sun does what?

Shines for 16 hours a day

Stands directly overhead at noon both in May and July

Has a UV index over 12

Tracks from East to West

How many shark attacks per year does Hawaii average?

3

12

36

118

What is the Hawaii state bird?

The Bald Eagle

The Shearwater

The Nene Goose

The Parrot

Where does the Passion fruit plant get it's name from?

The vines symbolize the crucifixion of Christ

The fruit is an aphrodisiac

Many people have a passion for eating the fruit

The fruit was one of the temptations in the Garden of Eden

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What is the Big Island's biggest beach?

Mauna Kea Beach

Hapuna Beach

Anaehoomalu Bay

Makalawena

What is Kona snow?

Cocaine fed to honey bees to get them to work faster

An ice based dessert

The spring flowers of coffee plants

Winter snow on Mauna Kea

How many sugar plantations are there on the Big Island of Hawaii?

0

2

4

Over 100

How many plants were used to landscape the lava fields around the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel when it opened in 1965?

About 20

Roughly 1000

Nearly 10,000

Over 500,000

In what year was Kapoho Hot Springs Resort destroyed by Lava?

1910

1960

1980

1990

Why was the Big Island's Merrie Monarch Festival founded, in 1963

To celebrate the Merrie Monarch, King Kalakaua

To celebrate Hawaiian culture

To promote tourism

To bring television to the Big Island

What is Vog?

A guava drink

A fog caused by the sulphur dioxide of volcanic gases

Molten lava

Jet lag experienced when traveling to Hawaii

Which of the following is not the name of a Big Island Volcano?

Mauna Loa

Mauna Kea

Kohala

Puako

What event destroyed Waipio Valley's hotel, restaurant, church, jail, school and post office in 1946?

The eruption of Kilauea

An earthquake

A Tsunami

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

What is so special about Mo'okini Heiau (Temple)?

It's the largest in Hawaii

It was built over 1500 years ago

The same family who served the temple when it was built is in charge of oversight today

All of the Above

How did barking sands beach on Kauai get its name?

Waves washing over sand sound like barking dogs

Crunching of feet on the hot sand sounds like a barking dog

Wild dogs barking at the waves

The beach is said to be haunted

Which of the following movies does not include scenes from Kauai?

The Descendents

Jurassic Park

Pirates of the Caribbean 4

Jaws

Which of the following is not the name of a Kauai vacation rental condominium?

Makanui

Makahuena

Mookie Makai

Manualoha

In what year were Kauai's first traffic lights installed?

1903

1946

1973

2006

How much did it cost to turn the Kauai Surf Hotel into the Westin Kauai in 1987?

$10 million

$100 million

$200 million

More than $350 million

How many full blooded Hawaiians live on Kauai?

Fewer than 50

Roughly 2000

Nearly 10,000

Over 60,000

What film was shot on Kauai during Hurricane Iniki and uses actual footage?

Honeymoon in Vegas

Jurassic Park

Lord of the Flies

Raiders of the Lost Ark

How many times has Mitzi Gaynor, star of the movie South Pacific, been to Kauai?

2

12

36

Over 250

According to Hawaiian Legend, what lives in the Mountain pools above Hanalei?

Puff the Magic Dragon

Moo, a giant lizard god

Dakuwanga, Fijian Shark God

A boy named Tiki Tiki Tembo No Sa Rembo Chari Bari Ruchi Pip Peri Pembo

According to legend, what is the Sleeping Giant mountain on Kauai?

The place where King Kong was slain

A carving by the Menehune, Hawaii's industrious mythical dwarf people

The giant who built Kauai and is napping after his work

A giant who stuffed himself at a Luau and fell asleep forever

Why are the Seven Sacred Pools, nearby Hana, Sacred?

Queen Liliuokalani used to bath in them

The God Pele used it as a toilet

It's the only stream in Hawaii that has Salmon

They're not - it was rebranded to attract tourists to Hana

How many one lane bridges does the road to Hana have?

6

12

18

more than 50

Haleakala is Hawaiian for?

House of the Turtle

Holy Smoke

House of the Sun

Great Volcano

How much did it cost to build the Hyatt Regency in Maui, in 1980?

$10 million

$40 million

$80 million

$160 million

Why is the Ritz Carlton Kapalua not situated on the beach?

The beach is too windy

Ocean spray damages buildings

An ancient burial ground is located beside the beach

Real estate is cheaper back from the beach

In the mid 1960's, what was located on Big Beach, Maui

The first Maui Prince Hotel

A golf course

The remains of an oil tanker

A hippie colony

When was the road to Hana built, using prison labor?

1850

1927

1960

1989

How many curves are there in the road to Hana?

106

223

440

Over 600

How many bridges are crossed in traveling the road to Hana?

16

33

54

Over 400

What Maui Hotel has a 16" rooftop telescope and astronomy program?

Hyatt Regency

Grand Wailea

Sheraton

Royal Lahaina

What is Kekaimalu, born in sea life park?

A wolphin - a cross between a whale and dolphin

A porcupis - A cross between a porpoise and dolphin

A Killer Humpback - a cross between a humpback and killer whale

A marphin - a cross between a dolphin and a marlin

Who are the caretakers of Queen Emma's Summer Palace?

The Daughters of Hawaii Preservation Society

The Sons of Liberty Historic Society

Bishop Estate

Trump International

How many veterans and family members are buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl crater?

12

168

Around 1200

Around 40,000

Who controls one fourth of the land on Oahu?

Dole Pineapple Company

The Hilton Group

The U.S. Military

Bishop Estate

When it opened in 1959, Ala Moana shopping center was billed as?

The world's only ocean view shopping center

The world's largest shopping center

The world's most expensive shopping center

The only shopping center in Hawaii

What is Magic Island?

A man made peninsula at Ala Moana Beach Park

A park with magic shows

Hawaii's largest mushroom farm

An island that disappears at high tide

What is the name of Oahu's bus system?

OmniBus

TheBus

Robbins Tours

DaRide

What group is honored by the Natatorium, the saltwater pool next to Sans Souci beach in Waikiki?

The beach boys of Waikiki

Hawaiian Olympians

Plantation workers

Hawaiian veterans of WW1

How did Diamond Head crater get its name?

Sailors thought they had discovered diamonds inside the crater

Diamond back rattlers were found in the crater

The crater resembles a diamond

The crater was sold for a diamond in 1894

How many people visit Hanauma Bay every year?

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

Over 2.5 million

What is Oahu's longest beach?

Waimanalo Beach

Waikiki Beach

Kailua Beach

Waimea Bay

According to Hawaiian Legend, what is Chinaman's Hat on Oahu?

The tail of a vicious dog

A Chinese man's hat

The tooth of giant shark

The shell of a turtle

What did Elvis Presley help build by donating his 1961 Honolulu concert proceeds?

The USS Arizona war memorial

Hanauma Bay nature preserve

Sea Life Park

Wet n' Wild Water Park

What do the eight horizontal stripes on Hawaii's flag represent?

It's a copy of the stripes on the American flag

Each Hawaiian king who ruled the islands

Each of the state's main islands

Nothing, it's just a pattern

What was Kuemanu Heiau a temple for?

Reading

Surfing

Sunbathing

Sharks

Who of the following have lived in Hawaii?

Sun Yat Sen, founder of the republic of China.

Ferdinand Marcos President of the Philippines.

Barack Obama, U.S. President.

All of the Above

Kamehameha is the Hawaiian term for?

Great One

Lonely One

Warrior

Fire Dancer

What animal did George Vancouver introduce to Hawaii?

Geckos

Cows

Dolphins

Sheep

Captain Cook initially called Hawaii the “Sandwich Islands” after…

His English patron, the Earl of Sandwich

The island of Kauai resembles a bun from the sea

He was eating a sandwich when land was spotted

The name of his parrot

Until 1819, under the Hawaiian Kapu system, what was the punishment for a woman caught eating a Coconut?

Imprisonment

Flogging

Banishment

Death

In 1919 the native Hawaiian population was 22,600. What was the population estimated to be in 1778?

10,000

50,000

100,000

300,000

Which of the following did Polynesian voyagers not use as a navigation aid?

Swimming routes of sharks

Flight paths of birds

Shapes of clouds

Smell of vegetation

Why is there a statue of Sun Yat Sen (founder of Taiwan) in Chinatown?

He sent it to the Chinese community as a gift

He lived and studied in Hawaii during his youth

It was stolen from a cargo ship

He founded Chinatown

Which 2 Hawaiians have their statues displayed in Statuary Hall in Washington DC?

Duke Kahanamoku & Queen Liliuokalani

King Kalakaua & The Merrie Monarch

Jack Lord & Tom Seleck

Kamehameha the Great & Father Damien

How did Beretania St. in Honolulu get it's name?

The name of an English Lord

Beretania means Hawaii in Latin

Adopted from Hawaiians trying to pronounce Brittania

A whaling ship that washed ashore

Who did Hawaiians think Captain James Cook was?

A relative visiting from Fiji

The incarnation of the God Lono

A Ghost

A Mormon missionary

Why did Hawaiian missionaries ban surfing and canoeing?

So that people wouldn't get a hellish sun burn

The activities were too dangerous

It interfered with Sunday school

Too much of the body was revealed

The word Hawai'i has a mark between the two i's. What is this Hawaiian language mark called?

Apostrophe

Okina

Colon

Melikalikimaka

What is the Hawaiian word for turtle?

Humuhumunukunukuapu'a

Hana

Honu

Humus

What does the Hawaiian word Poipu mean?

Hole in the earth

Hole in the volcano

Hole in the sky

Hole in one

How many letters does the Hawaiian alphabet have?

12

13

22

26

In Hawaii, what are Pupus?

Toilets

Appetizers

Baby Seals

Rules of etiquette

What does Ala Moana mean?

Pathway to the sea

With ice cream

With Sand

Pathway to heaven

What does Lahaina mean in the Hawaiian language?

Place of Whales

Port Town

Cruel, merciless sun

Lunar eclipse

What does the Hawaiian word Kokua mean?

Help/Cooperation

Rotting wood

Coffee

Goodbye

What does the Hawaiian word Hale mean?

House

King

Hello

Hail

What is a humu-humu-nuku-nuku-apuaa?

Pretty girl

Train

Type of fish

Humming Bird