Hawaii

Libraries and museums

The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) operates as one coordinated system, with a combined book collection of 3,194,000 and total circulation of 6,948,000 in 2000. During the same year, the University of Hawaii library system in Honolulu had approximately 3 million volumes. Total income of the HSPLS came to $22,789,000 in 2000, including $865,982 in federal grants.

Hawaii has 42 major museums and cultural attractions. Among the most popular sites are the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Polynesian Cultural Center, Sea Life Park, Bernice P. Bishop Museum (specializing in Polynesian ethnology and natural history), and Honolulu Academy of Arts. Outside Oahu, the Kilauea Visitor Center (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park) and Kokee Natural History Museum (Kauai) attract the most visitors.