in 1946, hawaii was struck by a tsunami that originated 2,300 miles away and traveled at 460 miles per hour on its way there.

the tallest mountain on earth is mauna kea, in hawaii. it stands 33,000 feet tall, which is 4,000 feet higher than mount everest. some of mauna kea is underwater, so it looks shorter if you're above sea level.

during wwii, the u.s. issued special bank notes that were only used in hawaii. the reason? in case of japanese invasion, the u.s. government would have declared the bills worthless so that the japanese could not us them - and effectively bankrupted all of hawaii's residents.

in hawaii, there is an orange dictyophora mushroom species that grows near recent lava flows and whose smell causes sexual arousal in women - often to the point of orgasm.

according to pornhub, which handles more online porn traffic than any other vendor, one of the most popular porn search terms in hawaii is 'hawaii'.

the hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters: a, e, i, o, u, h, k, l, m, n, p, and w.

antarctica, geenland, iceland, and hawaii have no native ant species.

that white sand beach you love in hawaii is parrotfish poop. they eat coral and poop white sand.

the hawaiian goddess kapo has a detachable flying vagina.