- archipelago: group of islands
- around the clock: all day and night not stopping
- avenue: a wide street
- beauty: quality of being beautiful
- besides: also
- border: to form a border along
- build: make something by putting things together
- building: something that is built
- capital building: official central government building
- caress: the act of caressing
- chain: series of connected things
- come to pass: happen
- commerce: buying and selling of goods
- continue: not to stop
- crowds: a lot of people
- diamond: a precious stone
- direction: way
- diverse: of different kinds
- dry: not wet
- duck: an aquatic bird
- embrace: to hug
- endless: without end
- erect: to build
- eternity: time without end
- famed: famous
- flawless: perfect
- gathering place: place where people gather
- gleaming: shining
- gold: yellow precious metal
- grow: become bigger
- harbor: place where ships, boats, etc. can be safe
- inhabitant: people living in a place
- inhabited: having inhabitants
- island: land surrounded by water
- land mass: large area of land
- line: to form a line along something
- luau: outdoor Hawaiian party
- magnificent: extremely beautiful
- merely: only
- merry: happy
- monarch: king/queen of a country
- monstrous: huge
- most of: almost all
- narrow: not wide
- numerous: many
- once: at one time in the past
- over: more than
- pace: speed
- peaceful: calm and quiet
- pond: smaller than a lake
- population: number of people living in a place, city, etc.
- real: true
- remain: to stay in the same state or condition
- remote: far away in distance and time
- shimmer: shine with soft unsteady light
- shore: place where land and water come together
- soft: opposite of hard
- state: part or division of a country
- sweet: pleasant and sugary smell
- unfold: to be revealed
- village: smaller in population than a town
- Waikiki: a beach in Hawaii
- wet: not dry
- wetland: where the land is a little wet
- yet: but; though