the 50th and last state to join the US, in 1959, also known as the Aloha State. It consists of eight main islands and other smaller ones in the north Pacific Ocean. Its capital Honolulu, which is also the largest city, and the port of Pearl Harbor are on Oahu. The state attracts many tourists and produces sugar, pineapples, flowers, nuts and coffee. Captain James Cook visited the islands in 1778, and they have been under US control since 1900. 夏威夷(1959 年成为美国的第 50 个州,亦即最后一个加入美国的州。位于太平洋中部,由八个主要岛屿和其他较小的岛屿组成。首府及最大城市檀香山和珍珠港都位于瓦胡岛)