Hawaii

The Principality of Hawaii (: Aupuni Mōʻī o Hawaiʻi), commonly referred to as Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi), is a constituent country that is a part of the Kingdom of Sierra (the other two being the Deseret and Sierra). It comprises of all the, and shares no land borders with any other country or sovereign state, and is completely surrounded by the. The Hawaiian Islands are the northernmost group of islands in the, located in the central Pacific. There are a total of 139 islands, of which only 16 are inhabited. All of the islands and islets in Hawaii are organized into one of the eight states that form the country. Hawaii has a population of approximately 1.3 million and the capital of Hawaii is Honolulu on the island of in the state of Honolulu District.

Hawaii was originally inhabited by traveling Polynesians, who would become Hawaii's natives for over a millennium before the natives came into contact with Europeans. Pre-European Hawaii was dominated by rivaling chiefdoms who fought for supremacy, but following European contact, Hawaii was eventually united under, who established the Kingdom of Hawaii. Throughout the early 19th century, Hawaii witnessed increased interaction with Europeans and Anglo-Americans, who came seeking to profit from the islands' resources, and to spread the Christian faith. The Sierrans, who had a considerable presence in Hawaii, eventually rallied with other white groups in the islands, and overthrew the monarchy, following years of political tension and uneven compromises with the Hawaiian monarchy. Hawaii's monarchy was removed, and the islands were administered as a Sierran territory, earning self-rule in 1896 through the Organic Act. During, Japan attacked , a joint Anglo-American base in Oahu, and propelled Sierra and the other North American nations into the conflict. Following the war, Hawaii, as well as the Deseret were granted country status under the new 1950 Charter, and was allowed to reestablish its monarchy as a principality (whilst remaining a subject to the Sierran monarchy) and was granted a greater degree of autonomy.

Hawaii's economy relies heavily on tourism, although it has a long history of agriculture. In contemporary times, Hawaii has also become a center for international banking and finance, and is one of Sierra's wealthiest regions. Investment, deregulation, industrialization, and changes to interstate commerce from Sierra allowed Hawaii to grow significantly after the 1960s, although the cost of living in the islands are among the highest in the Kingdom. Hawaii is also important to Sierra militarily, as it is home to several major bases (some of which are controlled together with other nations in the CAS), is geographically located in a strategically ideal area between Asia and North America, and is relatively closer to Sierra's other territories in the Pacific (Bénieîle, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Pacific Crown Islands, and Rapa Nui, and historically, Hani and Palawan and Cuyo) compared to the Sierran mainland.