Hawaii 2

Hawaii 2
Birch Island
Hawaii 2
Geography
Location St. George Lake
Coordinates 44°23′50.823″N 69°20′11.1516″W / 44.39745083°N 69.336431000°W / 44.39745083; -69.336431000Coordinates: 44°23′50.823″N 69°20′11.1516″W / 44.39745083°N 69.336431000°W / 44.39745083; -69.336431000
Total islands 1
Administration
United States
Additional information
Official website hawaii2.website

Hawaii 2, also known as Birch Island, is a private 6-acre island located in St. George Lake near the town of Liberty, Maine in the United States. It was purchased in October 2014 by Cards Against Humanity[1] with 250,000 one-square-foot plots licensed to consumers in a 2014 campaign called "Ten Days or Whatever of Kwanzaa." Proceeds from the campaign were donated to the Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that advocates for open government. Cards Against Humanity co-creator Max Temkin said that the company renamed the island Hawaii 2 because "it's the Maine island".[2] Although it is unclear if local government has officially recognized the name change, Hawaii 2 does appear on Google Maps,[3] Bing Maps,[4] and OpenStreetMap.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2014/12/28/cards-against-humanity-buys-6-acre-maine-island/
  2. ↑ "Cards Against Humanity buys remote Maine island, calls it 'Hawaii 2'". Portland Press-Herald. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hawaii 2 on Google Maps". maps.google.com.
  4. ↑ "Hawaii 2 on Bing Maps". maps.bing.com.
  5. ↑ "Hawaii 2 in OpenStreetMap".


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