Premise: Hawaii . ogghəˈwaɪ.i , _ - ji , _ - ʔi ] ; Hawai [ - hawhəˈvɐjʔi ] ) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America , having received statehood on August 21 , 1959 . Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands . Hawaii is the 8th-smallest and the 11th-least populous , but the 13th-most densely populated of the fifty U.S. states . Honolulu ( [ ˌhɒnəˈluːluː ] or [ ˌhoʊnoʊˈluːluː ] [ honoˈlulu ] ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii . A U.S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America .
Hypothesis: Hawaii is an independent nation.
Label: CONTRADICTION