Hawaii's climate is typical for the tropics, although temperatures and humidity tend to be a bit less extreme due to near-constant trade winds from the east. Summer highs are usually in the upper 80s °F, (around 31 °C) during the day and mid 70s, (around 24 °C) at night. Winter day temperatures are usually in the low to mid 80s, (around 28 °C) and (at low elevation) seldom dipping below the mid 60s (18 °C) at night. Snow, not usually associated with the tropics, falls at 4,205 metres (13,796 ft) on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island in some winter months. Snow rarely falls on Haleakala. Mount Wai?ale?ale, on Kaua?i, has the second highest average annual rainfall on Earth, about 460 inches (11,684.0 mm). Most of Hawaii has only two seasons: the dry season from May to October, and the wet season from October to April.
Hawaii is one of four states, besides the original thirteen, that were independent prior to becoming part of the United States
The Kingdom of Hawaii was sovereign from 1810 until 1893 when the monarchy was overthrown by resident American (and some European) businessmen. It was an independent republic from 1894 until 1898, when it was annexed by the United States as a territory, becoming a state in 1959.
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Cruises
Pacific Passion - Papeete (Tahiti) French Polynesia to Los Angeles California
From $5,999.00 (USD)
Destination: South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand
Ship: RegattaSong Of Polynesia - Papeete (Tahiti) French Polynesia to Los Angeles California
From $4,640.00 (USD)
Destination: Transoceanic
Ship: RegattaViking World Cruise : Fort Lauderdale, Florida to London (Greenwich)
Destination: World
Ship: Viking SkyAsia & Oceania Odyssey - Tokyo Japan to Honolulu Oahu
From $26,299.00 (USD)
Destination: Transoceanic
Ship: RegattaDivine Pacific Oases - Papeete (Tahiti) French Polynesia to Honolulu Oahu
From $5,599.00 (USD)
Destination: Transoceanic
Ship: RegattaEpic Tropical Vistas - Auckland New Zealand to New York New York
From $14,699.00 (USD)
Destination: Transoceanic
Ship: InsigniaPolynesian Parade - Auckland New Zealand to San Diego California
From $10,399.00 (USD)
Destination: Transoceanic
Ship: InsigniaGlobal Horizons - Miami Florida to Miami Florida
From $55,499.00 (USD)
Destination: World
Ship: InsigniaPacific & Caribbean Stars - Papeete (Tahiti) French Polynesia to New York New York
From $9,199.00 (USD)
Destination: Transoceanic
Ship: InsigniaTahitian & Hawaiian Hues - Los Angeles California to Papeete (Tahiti) French Polynesia
From $4,999.00 (USD)
Destination: South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand
Ship: NauticaViking World Voyage I : Fort Lauderdale, Florida to New York City, New York
Destination: World
Ship: Viking Sky9 Nights Hawaii Cruise From Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii - Onboard Celebrity Edge
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Celebrity Edge16 Days - Hawaiian Islands - Los Angeles to Los Angeles aboard Grand Princess
From $1,129.00 (USD)
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Grand Princess16 Days - Hawaiian Islands - Los Angeles to Los Angeles aboard Island Princess
From $1,699.00 (USD)
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Island Princess66 Days - Wc Liner - Panama Canal, South Pacific & Indian Ocean - Fort Lauderdale to Dubai aboard Is
From $8,999.00 (USD)
Destination: World
Ship: Island Princess18 Nights Tahitian Treasures From Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii - Onboard Celebrity Edge
Destination: Transoceanic
Ship: Celebrity Edge11 Nights Hawaii From Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii - Onboard Celebrity Solstice
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Celebrity Solstice16 Days - Hawaiian Islands - San Francisco to San Francisco aboard Ruby Princess
From $999.00 (USD)
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Ruby Princess16 Days - Hawaiian Islands - Los Angeles to Los Angeles aboard Emerald Princess
From $1,599.00 (USD)
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Emerald Princess12 Nights Hawaii From Vancouver, British Columbia - Onboard Celebrity Edge
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Celebrity Edge23-Day South Pacific Crossing
Destination: South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand
Ship: Westerdam6-Day Cruise to Hawaii, Round-trip Honolulu from Honolulu, Oahu
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Pride of America7-Day Cruise to Hawaii: Inter-island from Honolulu, Oahu
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Pride of America32 Days - South Pacific Islands & Hawaii - Los Angeles to Los Angeles aboard Sapphire Princess
From $1,899.00 (USD)
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Sapphire Princess15-Day Hawaii from San Francisco, CA
From $2,379.00 (USD)
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Carnival Legend14-Day Cruise to South Pacific: Bora Bora, Kauai & Maui to Honolulu from Papeete (Tahiti), French Po
Destination: Hawaii
Ship: Norwegian Sun
Tours
The Best of Hawaii
From $10,690.00 (USD)
Special tropical Tauck touches await on our classic four-island tour across Hawaii – including ocean-view rooms at luxury beachfront resorts for 11 nights,private evening with an after-hours tour, reception and dinner at Queen Emma Summer Palac...
The Best of Hawaii
From $12,190.00 (USD)
Special tropical Tauck touches await on our classic four-island tour across Hawaii – including ocean-view rooms at luxury beachfront resorts for 11 nights,private evening with an after-hours tour, reception and dinner at Queen Emma Summer Palac...
GLOBUS 2024: Best of the Hawaiian Islands (EW)
From $4,159.00 (USD)
So long, predictable. Aloha, paradise! It's time to trade the humdrum for hammocks, the mundane for Mai Tais, and your day-to-day rut for rocking evening luaus. This 10-day Hawaiian getaway is just the break you need to stop and smell the roses.
GLOBUS 2025: Best of the Hawaiian Islands (EW)
From $4,619.00 (USD)
So long, predictable. Aloha, paradise! It's time to trade the humdrum for hammocks, the mundane for Mai Tais, and your day-to-day rut for rocking evening luaus. This 10-day Hawaiian getaway is just the break you need to stop and smell the roses.