1. Due to its volcanic activity, the Island of Hawaii is still growing!

     
  2. Although Hawaii only comprises 1 percent of the U.S.’s land area, it is home to 44 percent of the country’s endangered species and a total of over 4,000 different plant and animal species.

     
  3. The Big Island’s terrain is incredibly diverse, boasting everything from beaches to tropical rain forests, desert, meadows, lava fields and even snow-capped mountains.

     
  4. Mauna Kea, one of the Big Island’s most iconic features, is the tallest volcano in the world with its summit at 13,796 feet above sea level.

     
  5. The slopes of Mauna Kea are perfect for growing coffee and have made Kona coffee some of the finest in the world.

     
  6. The island is also home to the world’s most active volcano, Kilauea, which has been erupting continuously since 1983.

     
  7. Surfing was born here, known to ancient Hawaiians as he’e nalu.

     
  8. Papakolea Green Sand Beach on the Big Island is one of only four green sand beaches in the world.

     
  9. Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve along the Kohala coast boasts more than 3,000 petroglyphs etched into lava rock as far back as 1200 AD.

     
  10. The southernmost point of the United States is located on the Big Island, near Ka Lae.

Source: Google Search Results, May 2024.