The state flag has eight stripes representing the Hawaiian archipelago’s major islands: Nihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.

州旗是八条旗，代表夏威夷群岛的主要岛屿：尼华岛、考艾岛、瓦胡岛、毛伊岛、莫洛凯岛、拉奈岛、卡霍奥拉维岛以及大岛等。

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Every island has at least one energy accent: waves in Maui, wind in Lanai and Molokai, solar panels in Oahu and eventually, if all goes well, biomass energy from crops grown on Kauai.

每个岛屿都至少拥有一个能量来源：毛伊岛的波浪，拉奈岛和莫洛凯岛的风，瓦胡岛的太阳能电池板。最终，如果一切顺利，生物质能将从考艾岛种植的庄稼中获取。

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However most people know Hawaii only by six of these islands: kauai oahu molokai lanai maui and the big island Honolulu.

但是，大多数人仅仅知道夏威夷的六个岛屿：考艾岛、瓦胡岛、莫洛凯岛、拉奈岛、毛伊岛以及火奴鲁鲁岛。

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To that end, the state is moving forward with an innovative and ambitious plan to connect the islands via undersea cable, starting with Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

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The bladder held the kite in a wing shape and allowed it to float on the water--this comes in especially handy if you crash during a solo passage between Maui and Oahu and need to relaunch at sea.

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We enjoyed two days on each of Maui, the Big Island and Kauai, returned comfortably to the original port of Honolulu on Oahu, and had plenty of entertainment, comfort and high-quality service along the way.

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