diverticulitis[dÄ«â²vÄr-tikâ²yÅ«-lÄ«â²tis] 1. Inflammation of a diverticulum, especially of the small pockets in the wall of the colon which fill with stagnant fecal material and become inflamed; rarely, they may cause obstruction, perforation, or bleeding.
The very shortest distance from any part of Hawaii to any part of the U.S. west coast seems to be 2,281 miles, from a point on the eastern edge of the island of Hawaii to a small California promontory at north latitude 38o 55' 8.4.
The United States (Hawaii) or the Republic of Kiribati.The halfway point would be in the Pacific Ocean 500 miles NE of the Kiribati Islands and 1000 miles S of Hawaii.(*The closest minimum distance is 7044 miles (11336 km) between Vancouver and Auckland.)