Instructions: Type the correct word or words in the blanks to complete the facts about Hawaii.   If you type a space after your answer, it will look like it is correct, but it will be marked wrong.  Use the tab key to move from space to space.

1. The capital of Hawaii is ⁽¹⁾.
   
   
2. Hawaii's nickname is the ^{(2) "}.^"
   
   
3. Hawaii increases its territory every single day as a result of ⁽³⁾ that deposit lava along the coastline.
   
   
4. Hawaii is the only state that was once a ⁽⁴⁾, and the only state with a royal palace.
   
   
5. Hawaii is notable for things it doesn't have, like ⁽⁵⁾, rabies, and daylight savings time.
   
   
6. Agriculture is vital to Hawaii's identity, and when people come to Hawaii and want to take a gift back to a friend that says Hawaii, they will take back a ⁽⁶⁾.
   
   
7. The first visitors to Hawaii arrived between 300 and 500 A.D.  These ancient trailblazers ⁽⁷⁾ across the open ocean from the Marquesas Islands, about 2000 miles to the south.
   
   
8. Hawaii remained isolated from the rest of the world until Captain ⁽⁸⁾ arrived in 1778.  He named the islands the Sandwich Islands after one of his sponsors.
   
   
9. Hawaii was a separate country just like any other country, but by the mid 1800s Hawaii's ⁽⁹⁾ was threatened by American interests that favored annexation.
   
   
10. The reigning ⁽¹⁰⁾, Liliuoklani, was deposed in a bloodless rebellion after just two years on the throne.  After a period of what was called the Provisional Government followed by the Republic of Hawaii, the Hawaiian Islands were annexed by the USA in 1898.
    
    
11. Hawaii's strategic position in the South Pacific made it ideal for an American military base, but also an ideal target.   America was catapulted into WWII when Japan attacked the the U.S. Pacific Fleet Base in ⁽¹¹⁾ on December 7, 1941.
    
    
12. While Japanese Americans were being imprisoned for imagined disloyalties, many of their sons were enlisting in the U.S. Army.  The 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were composed entirely of Japanese Americans.  The 442nd emerged as the most decorated unit in American history, but its 34% casualty rate earned them the nickname "The Purple ⁽¹²⁾ Brigade."
    
    
13. Western influences on Hawaii's culture led to the abandonment of many native traditions.  One man, Duke Kahanamoku, is credited with bringing the sport of ⁽¹³⁾ back to life.
    
    
14. Like the kings of ancient Hawaii, Duke used a towering solid ⁽¹⁴⁾ board.  Most people can barely lift these boards, but Duke rode them like a magic carpet.
    
    
15. Duke was an athlete of stunning strength and agility.  An Olympic swimmer, he won a Gold Medal at the 1912 games in ⁽¹⁵⁾, and two Gold Medals in 1920 in Belgium.  Though Duke died in 1968 at the age of 77, his legend lives on.