These islands were first discovered by Polynesians in 500 to 600 ad. The first western explorer to find hawaii was Bristish explorer James Cook, who arrived in 1778. Surfing Surfing is a fun recreational sport in Hawaii. Waves come frome anywhere to 6 feet to a giant 12 feet of surfing heaven. Hawaii is the perfect place for beginners to pros.
Big waves come in from the Northern storms in the pacific.
While the calm waves for beginners are all over the east sides of the islands and in the large coves. The Hawaii state bird is the nene. It was nearly hunted to extinction till protected in 1949. It is a combination of a goose and a land bird. It adapted it's web like feet to claws for living in and around lava rocks.