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 mean elevation of the state of Hawaii is 3,030 feet (923 m) above sea level. Hawaii is the 43rd largest of the 50 states in the USA ahead of Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. Hawaii's total land area is 6,422.63 square miles (16,634.53 kmÂ²). Hawaii's total coastline is 750 miles (1,207 km).