Hawaii

is an island state of the United States of America, located 2000 miles southwest of the mainland in the Pacific Ocean. Made up of volcanic islands, the state is named after the largest island in the archipelago and the name is also used to refer to the Hawaiian Islands as a whole.
The islands were the site of a major incident instigated by Gremlin in the early part of Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index.
==Principles==
The Hawaiian Islands consist of eight main islands and numerous smaller ones, around 130 in total. Chapter 1 Part 2 The island Hawaii is the largest and the namesake for the islands and the state, but the most populous is the third-largest Oahu, site of the state capital Honolulu. There are over 1.4 million residents, with over 3 million people total if temporary visitors are included.
The Hawaii Islands were formed through volcanic activity due to an undersea , which gradually builds the islands in a successive chain as the Pacific tectonic plate moves over the stationary hotspot. Hawaii's largest active volcano is , located on the island of Hawaii. Chapter 2 Part 24Although Mauna Loa is larger than Kilauea, at the time of 's initial publishing it had not erupted since 1984, while Kilauea was active. Mauna Loa would next erupt in late 2022. Other notable volcanoes on the island include , and . Hawaiian volcanism is primarily the effusive type, characterized by lava flows, rather than the explosive type, characterized by ash fallout. Chapter 3 Part 14 Epilogue
==Background==
Hawaii was originally settled by Polynesian voyagers, with a number of independent chiefdoms governing the islands. The first Europeans to encounter the islands were the expedition of Captain James Cook in 1799. After conquering and uniting the islands, established the , which lasted from 1795 to 1893, until several coups and annexation as an overseas territory by United States of America, the islands becoming a state in 1959.
During World War II, a pre-emptive strike by Japan on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor in order to neutralize the US Pacific fleet, precipitated the United States's full entry into the war.
==Chronology==
===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Hawaii Invasion Arc====
Hawaii was the site of numerous events on November 10th, surrounding a plot by Gremlin, together with the PMC Trident and media queen Olay Blueshake, as well as the efforts by members of the Kamijou Faction, the Dawn-Colored Sunlight, President Roberto Katze and other US forces, to stop them. These included an incident at New Honolulu International Airport, a shooting at Coral Street Shopping Mall, another attack on Pearl Harbor, the Trigger-induced eruption of Kilauea and an ultimately thwarted invasion of Hawaii.
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The locations listed below are locations which have been featured or referenced in some form within the series.
Name 	Type 	Location	Details
 	 	Kauai 	
 	 	Kauai 	
 	 	Oahu 	
Cupid Arrow 	 	Oahu 	The head store of several stores, known to sell wedding rings and recently expanding as of November of the story's first year. Chapter 1 Part 11
Green Café Iwamaki 	 	Oahu 	A small café specializing in Japanese tea, located near New Honolulu International Airport and Coral Street Shopping Mall. Chapter 2 Part 3
 	Island 	 	
The largest of the Hawaiian Islands, from which the state and the island chain take their names.
Over 80% of Hawaii's area is moutainous with most of the population focused in the few level areas, despite road networks bringing development onto the mountainsides.
Hotel Firefly 	 	Oahu 	A high-class hotel. Chapter 2 Part 1 Chapter 2 Part 4
 	Volcano	Hawaii 	
 	Island 	 	The smallest of the eight main islands.
 	Island 	 	The fourth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
 	Volcano	Hawaii 	Hawaii's largest active shield volcano.
 	Island 	 	The sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
 	Volcano	Hawaii 	
 	Volcano	Hawaii 	
 	Island 	 	The fifth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
 	 	Kauai 	
New Honolulu International Airport	Airport	Oahu 	
 	Island 	 	The third-largest and most populated of the Hawaiian Islands, with the state capital located in its southeast coast.
Pearl Harbor 	 	Oahu 	US military naval base. Blackport Naval Base and the Third Marine Base are located here.
Simple Coconut 	 	Oahu 	A café in New Honolulu International Airport. Chapter 2 Part 2
Star Lounge 	 	Lanai 	A shot bar. Chapter 4 Part 5
White Beach Golf Club 	 	Oahu 	A member-exclusive golf club, close to the Coral Street Shopping Mall. Chapter 2 Part 22 Chapter 2 Part 23
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