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Detailed explanation-1: -The Hawaiian Islands form an archipelago that extends over a vast area of the North Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hawaii (/həˈwaɪi/ ( listen) hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi] or [həˈwɐjʔi]) is a state in the Western United States, about 2, 000 miles (3, 200 km) from the U.S. mainland in the Pacific Ocean. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The US state of Hawaii is an island group located in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, about 4, 400 km (2, 800 mi) south of Alaska, and 4, 200 km (2, 600 mi) north of Tahiti (French Polynesia).