Hawaii in Google Maps Street View

Fifty years after becoming the 50th state to be admitted to the union, Hawaii has become the 50th state to be covered by Google Maps Street View, says report.

Google has worked with the Hawaii Visitors & Conventions Bureau to provide images of the best beaches and vacation spots, enabling users to take a virtual vacation or plan a real one. Google has also created tours of the fifty state capitol buildings.

In addition to expanding coverage in the US, Google has also added imagery from Mexico for the first time, covering Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel.

In addition to expanding coverage in the US, Google has also added imagery from Mexico for the first time, covering Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel.

In other news, Google's Street View cars have landed South Africa, and are busy collecting images of the country's urban landscapes, starting in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

Google's Street View trikes will collect imagery of historic landmarks, heritage sites and places of natural beauty that are off the beaten track and thus inaccessible to cars.