The Hawaiian archipelago rises in the middle of the North Pacific between Asia and North America, somewhat south of the Tropic of Cancer. It runs from northwest to southeast and includes 137 volcanic islands, the four most important and familiar of which are Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai and Maui.
夏威夷群島介於亞洲和北美洲之間，位處北回歸線以南的北太平洋中央地帶；由西北向東南延伸，總計有 137 座由火山熔岩形成的大小島嶼，其中又以歐胡島、夏威夷島、可愛島，以及茂伊島等 4 個主要島嶼，最為人所熟知。