Hawaii is an archipelago of eight major islands, atolls and smaller islets. Here are the eight major island names and nicknames, along with some quick facts about each. Also known as “The Big ...

What’s in a name? That question remains a powerful one, more than four centuries after William Shakespeare posed it.

The Pacific Plate, which contains the Hawaii archipelago, is moving northwest in the Pacific Ocean at a rate of four centimeters per year. So, if you were born in Hawaii in 1950, then you are now ...

Without volcanoes, there would be no Hawaii. The eight primary islands that make up this archipelago owe their existence to a roiling spot of magma deep under the ocean floor known as the Hawaii ...