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Hawaiian Islands

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Noun

1. hawaiian islands, sandwich islands

a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific

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Hawaiian Islands

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A chain of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean extending about 2,600 km (1,600 mi) west-northwestward from the island of Hawaii. Formerly known as the Sandwich Islands, the group consists of eight major islands and more than a hundred minor ones.

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