Hawaii Second Healthiest State

The Aloha State has climbed from third to second place in a national ranking of healthiest states. In the 2008 America's Health Rankings, issued by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Hawaii State Snapshot noted several strengths:

• A low prevalence of obesity (21.7 percent of the population).

• Low levels of air pollution (4.9 micrograms of fi…