Alaska and Hawaii Compared (Patreon)

Alaska and Hawaii Compared

Thanks to Curiositystream for sponsoring this video. Use code "mrbeat" to sign up, just $14.99 for the whole YEAR. https://curiositystream.com/mrbeat Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the last two states to join the Union. Produced by Matt Beat and Adam Christians. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by Corbyn Kites and Patrick Patrikios. Have an idea for a video for Mr. Beat to make? Your idea gets picked when you donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat My book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links Sources/additional reading: https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/state-size-comparison/hawaii-usa/alaska-usa https://www.adn.com/opinions/editorials/2018/07/21/the-price-of-alaska-cost-of-living-data-shows-us-where-we-must-improve/ https://datausa.io/profile/geo/alaska https://datausa.io/profile/geo/hawaii https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/tbb-84-revised.pdf https://taxfoundation.org/2020-sales-taxes/ https://taxfoundation.org/state-individual-income-tax-rates-and-brackets-for-2020/ https://www.businessinsider.com/which-state-nearest-japan-2016-7 https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hawaiian-volcano-observatory/hazards https://www.axios.com/kilauea-eruption-adds-a-mile-to-hawaii-coast-78e10966-30e1-4de6-993b-881c80926ca7.html https://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/industries-hawaii-strongest-economy/2015/03/05/id/628087/ https://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/industries-in-alaska-strongest/2015/02/19/id/625842/ https://www.forbes.com/places/ak/ https://www.forbes.com/places/hi/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgx7yx/why-hawaiians-are-utterly-obsessed-with-spam http://alaskaweb.org/russam/interactions https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/you-can-mail-coconut-anywhere-world-post-office-hawaii-180972406/ Creative commons credits: RadioKAOS Vadim Kurland Alan D. Wilson Analogick W Nowicki Luca Galuzzi Ewen Roberts TravelTouristVideos Alaska and Hawaii or The Last Frontier and The Aloha State The two states that don’t border another state in these United States Both the last two states to join the Union. Both have a really high cost of living. This is because not only are the two desirable states to live in, but they are so isolated, so far away from most other places where most things are produced. The high cost of shipping causes everything in both states to be much more expensive. That said, Alaska has a lower cost of living compared to Hawaii. Perhaps because of the high cost of living, both states are slowly losing residents. Both are dominated by their largest cities. Anchorage, in Alaska, and Honolulu in Hawaii. Around half of all Alaskan residents live in the Anchorage metropolitan area, and more than 2/3 of all of Hawaii’s residents live in the Honolulu metropolitan area. Both have dramatically diverse and beautiful natural scenery, and both have dramatically diverse rainfall patterns. It’s kind of crazy actually. Ok, so in southeast Alaska in the coastal mountain ranges there, they can often get more than 200 inches (508 cm) of precipitation a year! While just south of the Alaska Range they get about 60 inches (152.4 cm) a year, 12 inches (30.5 cm) a year in the interior, and less than 6 inches (15.2 cm) a year in the North Slope. In Hawaii, it’s just as crazy. Around the summit of Mauna Kea it gets about 8 inches (20.3 cm) a year, but down near Big Bog on the windward slope of Haleakala, Maui, they can get up to 404 inches (1026.2 cm) a year! #alaska #hawaii #geography