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The ___MASK47___ is the largest ___MASK52___ the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east . Melanesia is a subregion ___MASK52___ Oceania ( and occasionally Australasia ) extending from the western end ___MASK52___ the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea , and eastward to Fiji . Lahaina Historic ___MASK17___ is a historic ___MASK17___ in Lahaina , Hawaii , on the west side ___MASK52___ the island ___MASK52___ Maui . Sugarcane , or sugar cane , are several species ___MASK52___ tall perennial true grasses ___MASK52___ the genus " Saccharum ", tribe Andropogoneae , native to the warm temperate to tropical regions ___MASK52___ South Asia and Melanesia , and used for sugar production . It has stout , jointed , fibrous stalks that are rich in the sugar sucrose , which accumulates in the stalk internodes . The plant is tall . All sugar cane species interbreed and the major commercial cultivars are complex hybrids . Sugarcane belongs to the grass family Poaceae , an economically important seed plant family that includes maize , wheat , rice , and sorghum , and many forage crops . Polynesia ( from " poly " " many " + " nsos " " island ") is a subregion ___MASK52___ Oceania , made up ___MASK52___ over 1 , 000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean . The indigenous people who inhabit the islands ___MASK52___ Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language family , culture , and beliefs . Historically , they were experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during the night . The Andropogoneae , sometimes called the sorghum tribe , are a large tribe ___MASK52___ grasses ( family Poaceae ) with roughly 1 , 200 species in 90 genera , mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas . They include such important crops as maize ( corn ), sugarcane , and sorghum . All species in this tribe use C carbon fixation , which makes them competitive under warm , high - light conditions . Sorghum is a genus ___MASK52___ plants in the grass family . Seventeen ___MASK52___ the twenty - five species are native to Australia , with the range ___MASK52___ some extending to Africa , Asia , Mesoamerica , and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans . The Wo Hing Society Hall is a building located at 858 Front Street in the Lahaina Historic ___MASK17___ in Lahaina , Hawaii . Built around 1912 , it served the growing Chinese population centered in Lahaina , primarily those working in the sugarcane industry as a social and fraternal hall for the Wo Hing Society . By the 1940s the declining Chinese population in Lahaina slowly made the building redundant and the property was neglected . In 1983 , the Lahaina Restoration Foundation worked with the Wo Hing Society to restore the building to its former appearance . After restoration and construction in 1984 , the museum was opened to the public . It currently operates under the name Wo Hing Museum and is one ___MASK52___ only two existing Chinese Society Halls on Maui . It was placed on the Hawaii State Register ___MASK52___ Historic Places on July 30 , 1982 , and , as Wo Hing Society Building , was placed on the National Register ___MASK52___ Historic Places on November 15 , 1982 . Sucrose is a common , naturally occurring saccharide found in many plants and plant parts . Saccharose is an obsolete name for sugars in general , especially sucrose . The molecule is a disaccharide combination ___MASK52___ the monosaccharides glucose and fructose with the formula CHO . ___MASK71___ Route 30 , also known as the Honoapi ' ilani Highway , is a ___MASK20___ on West Maui , ___MASK71___ . It begins in downtown Wailuku , extending south through Waikapu and Maalaea . The Olowalu Tunnel , located at mile 10 . 4 , is long . The term cultivar is , ___MASK24___ commonly , referring to an assemblage ___MASK52___ plants selected for desirable characteristics that are maintained during propagation . More generally , " cultivar " refers to the ___MASK24___ basic classification category ___MASK52___ cultivated plants governed by the ICNCP . Most cultivars have arisen in cultivation , but a few are special selections from the wild . ___MASK71___ is the 50th and ___MASK24___ recent state to have joined the United States ___MASK52___ America , having received statehood on August 21 , 1959 . ___MASK71___ is the only U . S . state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely ___MASK52___ islands . It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia , occupying ___MASK24___ ___MASK52___ an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean . ___MASK71___ is the only U . S . state not located in the Americas . Sugar is the generalized name for sweet , short - chain , soluble carbohydrates , many ___MASK52___ which are used in food . They are composed ___MASK52___ carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen . There are various types ___MASK52___ sugar derived from different sources . Simple sugars are called monosaccharides and include glucose ( also known as dextrose ), fructose , and galactose . The table or granulated sugar most customarily used as food is sucrose , a disaccharide . ( In the body , sucrose hydrolyses into fructose and glucose .) Other disaccharides include maltose and lactose . Longer chains ___MASK52___ sugars are called oligosaccharides . Chemically - different substances may also have a sweet taste , but are not classified as sugars . Some are used as lower - calorie food substitutes for sugar , described as artificial sweeteners . Forage is plant material ( mainly plant leaves and stems ) eaten by grazing livestock . Historically , the term " forage " has meant only plants eaten by the animals directly as pasture , crop residue , or immature cereal crops , but it is also used more loosely to include similar plants cut for fodder and carried to the animals , especially as ___MASK72___ or silage . The term forage fish refers to small schooling fish that are preyed on by larger aquatic animals . An archipelago , sometimes called an island group or island chain , is a chain , cluster or collection ___MASK52___ islands . The word " archipelago " is derived from the Greek "  -  arkhi -" (" chief ") and "   pélagos " (" sea ") through the Italian " arcipelago ". In Italian , possibly following a tradition ___MASK52___ antiquity , the Archipelago ( from medieval Greek "*  " and Latin " archipelagus ") was the proper name for the Aegean Sea and , later , usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands ( since the sea is remarkable for its large number ___MASK52___ islands ). It is now used to refer to any island group or , sometimes , to a sea containing a small number ___MASK52___ scattered islands . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK52___ the United States ___MASK52___ America . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK52___ both the federal republic and ___MASK52___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK52___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK52___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). The island ___MASK52___ Maui ( Hawaiian : ) is the second - largest ___MASK52___ the Hawaiian Islands at 727 . 2 square miles ( 1 , 883 km ) and is the 17th - largest island in the United States . Maui is part ___MASK52___ the State ___MASK52___ Hawaii and is the largest ___MASK52___ ___MASK19___ ' s four islands , bigger than Molokai , Lnai , and unpopulated Kahoolawe . In 2010 , Maui had a population ___MASK52___ 144 , 444 , third - highest ___MASK52___ the Hawaiian Islands , behind that ___MASK52___ Oahu and Hawaii Island . Kahului is the largest census - designated place ( CDP ) on the island with a population ___MASK52___ 26 , 337 and is the commercial and financial hub ___MASK52___ the island . Wailuku is the seat ___MASK52___ ___MASK19___ and is the third - largest CDP . Other significant places include Khei ( including Wailea and Makena in the Kihei Town CDP , which is the second - most - populated CDP in Maui ), Lahaina ( including Kanapali and Kapalua in the Lahaina Town CDP ), Makawao , Pia , Kula , Haik , and Hna . A census - designated place ( CDP ) is a concentration ___MASK52___ population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only . CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts ___MASK52___ incorporated places , such as cities , towns , and villages for the purposes ___MASK52___ gathering and correlating statistical data . CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated small community , for which the CDP is named , plus surrounding inhabited countryside ___MASK52___ varying dimensions and , occasionally , other , smaller unincorporated communities as well . CDPs include small rural communities , colonias located along the U . S . border with Mexico , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs . Lhain is the largest census - designated place ( CDP ) in ___MASK63___ ___MASK68___ , ___MASK19___ , Hawaii , United States , and the gateway to the famous Ka ' anapali and Kapalua beach resorts to its north . As of the 2010 census , the CDP had a resident population of 11 , 704 . Lahaina encompasses the coast along Hawaii Route 30 from a tunnel at the south end , through Olawalu , and to the CDP of Napili - Honokowai to the north . During the tourist season , the population can swell to nearly 40 , 000 people . ___MASK14___ Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the ___MASK84___ ___MASK52___ the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and ___MASK86___ parts ___MASK52___ India situated south ___MASK52___ the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . ___MASK14___ Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . Saccharum is a genus ___MASK52___ tall perennial plants ___MASK52___ the broomsedge tribe within the grass family . Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts , such as molasses , or directly from sugarcane juice , by a process ___MASK52___ fermentation and distillation . The distillate , a clear liquid , is then usually aged in oak barrels . The Americas , also collectively called America , encompass the totality ___MASK52___ the continents ___MASK52___ North America and South America . Together they make up most ___MASK52___ Earth ' s western hemisphere and comprise the " New World ". Oceania ( or ), also known as Oceanica , is a region centred on the islands ___MASK52___ the tropical Pacific Ocean . Opinions ___MASK52___ what constitutes Oceania range from its three subregions ___MASK52___ Melanesia , Micronesia , and Polynesia to , more broadly , the entire insular region between Southeast Asia and the Americas , including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago .