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.
Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States on August 21, 1959. It is the southernmost and so far, the latest state to join the Union. Not part of any continent, Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean, about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from North America and almost halfway to Australia.