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Storm Wave Sunset Rolled Canvas Prints
Storm Wave Sunset Rolled Canvas Prints
Born an island of both fire and ice, where land and sea meet in the earth's greatest epic battle, is where we discover the Big Island of Hawai'i towering above the crashing waves. Home to two of the world's greatest mountains, the world's most active volcano, 11 of the world's 13 climate zones, Hawai'i's greatest king, and the wettest city in the United States, the Big Island of Hawai'i is an island like no other. It is an island of such proportions that all of the other islands in the main Hawaiian chain could fit inside it twice. Often called the 'Big Island' to help distinguish it from the 1,500 mile long archipelago with which it shares its name, Hawai'i, the Big Island has certainly earned its nickname. Sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean the landmass of the Big Island is approximately the same size as the state of Connecticut, about 4,050 sq. miles and still growing daily thanks to Kilauea Volcano on the eastern coast of the island. The island is often referred to as the Island of Hawai?i, the Big Island, or Hawai?i Island to distinguish between the island and the state. It is coterminous with Hawai?i County and includes the Hilo Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census the population was 185,079. The county seat and largest city is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawai?i County. Hawai?i is said to have been named for Hawai?iloa, the legendary Polynesian navigator who first discovered it. Other accounts attribute the name to the legendary realm of Hawaiki, a place from which the Polynesian people are said to have originated the place where they go in the afterlife, the realm of the gods and goddesses.
