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About The Island of Oahu
The Gathering Place
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Climate - Local area average temperature
Biology - Oahu has a wide variety of plant and animal life
Cultural History - Oahu is a multi-cultural society
Education - Schools on the Island of Oahu
Like most of the Hawaiian Islands, Oahu has only two seasons: "summer" between May and October and "winter" between October and April. Depending upon locale:
- Average temperature ranges from 69.4 - 80.6 (°F)
- Waikiki average temperature:
- Jan.-Feb. 71.9 (°F)
- Aug.-Sept. 80.6 (°F)
Average annual rainfall ranges from 20 inches in Waianae area to 158 inches in Upper Manoa Valley.
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Oahu has a wide variety of plant and animal life.
The State fish - Humuhumunukanukuapua'a, or the reef trigger-fish. It is eight to nine inches long and lives in the shallow waters of reefs around Hawaii. Using its powerful jaws and sharp teen, it feeds on sea urchins, crabs, coral, and other fish.
The State bird - Many species are rare and endangered including the Nene Goose (the official state bird). The Nene, grows to a height of about two feet and weighs about five pounds. Only about one thousand live in the wild on the islands of Hawaii and Maui, although you can see them in captivity at the Honolulu Zoo. Nene live to nest in the lava fields. Unlike other geese, they have little webbing between their toes and don't swim.
Back to top(the official state marine mammal). Humpback whales grow to be over fifty feet long and can weigh up to one hundred thousand pounds. They have long flippers equal to one-third their body length. They come to Hawaiian waters from November - February. Humpbacks are an endangered species. Click on the photo below to learn more about the Humpback Whale.
Oahu is a multi-cultural society with major immigration from:
- Polynesia - 700 A.D.
- United States - 1820
- China - 1852
- Japan - 1868
- Portugal - 1878
- Puerto Rico - 1900
- Korea - 1903
- Philippines - 1906
was commissioned by King Kamehameha I of Hawaii in 1816. King Kamehameha I had unified the islands of Hawaii in 1810, using a schooner armed with a cannon. Before that time, each of the large islands had been a separate kingdom.
The flag: The eight stripes of white, red and blue represent the eight main islands of Hawaii. The Union Jack (the flag of Great Britain) is in the upper left corner of Hawaii's flag, honoring Hawaii's long relationship with the British.
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