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Week 3: Hawaiian Islands

Poipu Beach on Kauai, Hawaii (Mariah Hanley)
Poipu Beach on Kauai, Hawaii (Mariah Hanley)

Aloha! For this week's travels, we are heading to a place without snow. A place where it's currently 72 degrees and partly cloudy. We're heading to the Hawaiian Islands!

Hawaii was made a US State in 1959 after being annexed in 1898. Hawaii was ruled before annexation by a royal family. The ruler at the time of annexation was Queen Liliuokalani. Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee and has a royal palace, Iolani Palace, among other things. It's a beautiful state, made up of 8 islands, the largest being the Island of Hawaii. Tourism is a booming industry on the island, not surprisingly.

One of the most enjoyable things to do is visit the beaches of Hawaii. The most famous would have to be Waikiki Beach, in Honolulu, but there are plenty of beautiful and less busy beaches on the other islands. The one in the photo is Poipu Beach on Kauai.

Have you been to Hawaii? What's your favorite way to escape and/or ignore the weather outside?

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.