Transcription: Music Near the center of the Pacific Ocean, by sparkling sands and turquoise waters lies a land of coral reefs, volcanoes, and rainforests. The state of Hawaii. Hawaii is the only state that is not part of the continent of North America. The state is made up of a chain of islands that lie far to the west of North America in the Pacific Ocean. On this map, you can see why Hawaii is sometimes called the crossroads of the Pacific. The state can easily be reached by sea from the continents of South America, North America, Asia and Australia, as well as from the islands of the South Pacific. This i ...