# 17 Hawi'i

Hawi'i the state, is part of a group of chained islands on the Pacific Ocean. These Islands were tops of volcanoes formed as they moved over hot spots. The Pacific Ocean is what separates San Diego and Hawi'i. The weather there can vary. It could snow on one volcano and be tropical on another volcano. It could  have heavy rainfall as well as being dry. The Climate is affected by the trade winds. In 1940 Hawi'i became the world's leading producer of pineapples.