a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific

similar flows of molten rock have built up the hawaiian islands over the course of more than 70 million years.

在7000多万年时间内，类似的熔巖流造就了一座座夏威夷岛屿。

weather on all of the hawaiian islands is very consistent, with only minor changes in temperature throughout the year.

夏威夷群岛的气候非常稳定，全年的气温只有很少的变化。

the technology has been around for half a century, but the particular temperature differential between the hawaiian islands could produce 15% more energy than traditional otec plants.

这一技术虽然已经存在了半个世纪，但是夏威夷群岛的间特别的温差制造的能量却比传统的海洋热能转换设备高出了15的百分点。

after spending 45 days on iwo jima, i was sent back to maui in the hawaiian islands for regrouping and (preparing) to land on japan.

我在iwojima度过了45天，然后又回到了夏威夷群岛的毛胰岛，然后整装待发到日本去。

the algae-eaters are colorful yellow tang and golding surgeonfish a species found only around the hawaiian islands .

吃海藻的鱼是炫丽的黄刺尾鱼和金环刺尾鱼，这种鱼只在夏威夷群岛附近发现过。

sam ohu gon: if you look in the hawaiian islands –below 2, 000 feet –by and large you’re going to have a very hard time finding native plants and animals. you are listening to sam ohu gon in hawaii.

山姆?欧胡甘：如果你观察那些海拔低于2000英尺的夏威夷岛，会发现基本上很难找到本土动植物。

most people live on the four largest. the hawaiian islands were formed starting millions of years ago by hot liquid rock flowing from undersea volcanoes.

夏威夷群岛形成于数百万年前，那时，由于海底的火山暴发，大量炽热巖浆从海底涌出而形成了夏威夷群岛。

an atoll in the hawaiian islands some1300mile northwest of honolulu; site of an important united states naval base.

火奴鲁鲁西北部1300英里的夏威夷群岛的一座环礁。

the attack yesterday on the hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to american naval and military forces.

昨天对夏威夷岛的进攻给美国海陆军部队造成了严重的损害。

the canary islands are all volcanic in origin, but are not unique in this respect – the hawaiian islands are also volcanoes that built up over time and breached the surface.

加那利群岛原本都是火山，但在这方面它并非独一无二的——夏威夷群岛也都是火山，这些火山随时间逐渐升高，最终突破了海平面。

she made [readers] understand the situation, and what was at stake in the hawaiian islands that they hadn’t understood before.

她使读者懂得了事态性质，让以前不明真相的美国人明白了夏威夷人民面临的因难。

the hawaiian islands were created in the middle of the pacific ocean as the plate moved slowly over a hot spot.

当板块让开一个热点，夏威夷群岛就在太平洋中间形成了。

lisa: you know all the hawaiian islands are volcanic, right?

莉莎：你知道所有夏威夷岛屿都是火山岛，对吧？

jeff walters: over the past few years, we’ve had about twenty or more seals born in the main hawaiian islands every year.

杰夫·沃尔特斯：近几年来，夏威夷本岛每年至少有20只新海豹降生。

but the good news is that a smaller population of seals on the main hawaiian islands is growing and thriving, he said.

但他同时补充道，夏威夷本岛上生存的少量海豹群体正在兴旺壮大，这是个好消息。