111.2 Is it IN Hawaii or ON Hawaii? (Prepositions with Locations)
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Should We Say I'm in Hawaii or on Hawaii?
In most circumstances, when we're talking about general location, so city, state, country, or continent even, we will use in. Remember, Hawaii is not only a state, it's the name of one specific island in the island chain. You can use on plus island name when you're specifying one, usually smaller, island of an island chain or archipelago. And once again, if you're in Hawaii, you're in the state of Hawaii.
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