Ha·wai·i or Ha·wai'i  (hə-wä'ē, -wī'ē, -vä'ē)  Abbr. HI A state of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean comprising the Hawaiian Islands. The islands became a U.S. territory in 1900, which was admitted as the 50th state in 1959. Honolulu, on Oahu, is the capital and the largest city. Population: 1,280,000. |
| hawai'i | |
noun | |
| a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands [syn: Hawaii] |