8/18 Quickwrite

On August 21 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state in the united states.
Since that time, the people of Hawaii have celebrate their statehood with a
special holiday on the third friday on August. Did you know that hawaii is the
widest of the U.S. states. The state consists of eight maine islands spread over a
large area. The state’s name probably come from the native word Owhyhee,
which means “homeland.”