I have no idea why people get confused :-)

The one with the ACTIVE volcano, because each island was created by volcanic action.

The state Hawaii was named after the county of Hawaii, the Big Island which as mentioned is named Hawaii.

Honolulu, which people think of as "Hawaii" is on Oahu which is the state capitol.

The state of Hawaii is comprised of some 182 islands and atolls stretching from the Big Island some 1500 miles to the west to Kure Atoll (near Midway). the grandson of the owner of Parker Ranch, the largest family-owned ranch in the U.S. The town is called that because there are many Waimeas in the state and the U.S. Post Office only allows one post office to carry the name of a town in that state. Another Waimea is on Kauai next to the Hawaiian Grand Canyon, which you now know IS a post office. That means that Waimea over there is Waimea Hawaii but not the only Waimea and certainly IN Hawaii but not ON Hawaii.

The Big Island contains an airport KOA which people call Kona. The name KONA is actually a district (one of 5) on the Big Island. A district is like a parish and this county has 5 of them. Locals call the town Kona-town sometimes on the kona side of the island, but the real name is Kauilu. So why not call it Kaulua? Well over on Oahu, near the beach called Waimea is the town of Kailua.
Hawaii is the only state NOT in the Americas and if you were to travel due east from the Big Island, you would hit Mexico City.

So is it cold or warm in Hawaii? Well both. Hawaii boasts 11 of the 13 world climate zones, ranging from desert to tropical to polar tundra. We have had blizzards here but at the same time you could swim in the ocean in warm water just an hour away.

Although the state boasts very old land, it is also the youngest of all states in more ways than one. Hawaii was admitted to the Union in 1959, the last of the current states. There is much discussion amongst experts in International Law who feel that Hawaii is not and never has been a legal part of the U.S. because of how it was acquired. If that was true, it would also mean that people born here are not U.S. citizens. I'll leave that up to the "birthers" to debate further.

Hawaii Island, called the Big Island because, swell, it is so big (the size of Connecticut) is growing every day in size as new land is created from the active volcano. There also is debate about which volcanoes are actually "active" as one has lava flowing and another COULD leak lava again soon.

Speaking of leaking, Hawaii was the current home of Edward Snowden who released secrets about spying. Hawaii hosts a quiet part of that spying.

Parts of the islands will be very familiar to movie and TV buffs because Hawaii-50, Lost, Jurassic Park, Magnum PI, Hawaiian Eye and others were filmed here. Speaking of private investigators and police, there is no state police here. Each County as its own police, so Hawaii-50 doesn't exist. The name Five-O really comes from Hawaii being the 50th state, although you now know it might not be.

There are at least 109 mountains with elevations of greater than 7,200 meters (23,622 ft) above sea level, the highest is Mt Everest at 29,029. Highest, but not the TALLEST. High, tall, HUH? The tallest mountain, measured from base to tip is Mauna Kea on the Big Island at 13,796 feet. So how come it is the tallest but not the highest? Because as you travel down 13,796 feet from the top you find yourself at the ocean. As you continue to climb down (with a good diving suit) you will keep going until you reach the ocean floor, another 20,000 feet down. That makes the whole thing about 33,000 feet tall but 1/2 covered with water.

I could go on, but as you see, this is all pretty simple to understand, as simple as the Hawaiian Language which only has a few letters and by the 1980's was only spoken by about 2,000 people. That has changed now and many street names reflect that.

There is an actual law that states that you MUST show aloha spirit to others. Hawaii Revised Statutes 5-7.5.

So what does "aloha" mean, after all, Hawaii is the Aloha State?

Aloha means that people have a mutual respect for others so that they may live together. It means love. It is also said when people first meet and people leave.

Now, are you still confused?