Hawaii is doubly landlocked.
Hawaii . The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago , which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1500 mi . At the southeastern end of the archipelago , the eight main islands are -- in order from northwest to southeast : Niihau , Kauai , Oahu , Molokai , Lānai , Kahoolawe , Maui , and the Island of Hawaii . The state 's coastline is about 750 mi long , the fourth longest in the U.S. after the coastlines of Alaska , Florida , and California . The Hawaiian Islands ( Mokupuni o Hawai`i ) are an archipelago of eight major islands , several atolls , numerous smaller islets , and seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean , extending some 1500 mi from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll . The island of Maui ( [ ˈmaʊ.i ] Hawaiian : [ - hawˈmɐwwi ] ) is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles ( 1,883 km2 ) and is the 17th-largest island in the United States .