Guide on Hourly Fee Rates for Consultants 8. 3 Method for Determining Hourly Fee Rates. To determine a benchmark on which to base the fee rates, guidelines provided. by the engineering industry and the Office of the Auditor-General were used.
Of these, only seven are inhabited. Hawaii -- also known as the Big Island -- is not only the largest of the Hawaiian islands, it is also the largest island in the United States. The Big Island is 4,028 square miles and is the third most visited by tourists each year.
THE STATE NAME: As mentioned above, Florida was named by Ponce de Leon in 1512. la Florida, he called this land, Spanish for flowery, covered with flowers, or abounding in flowers. Historians favor the idea that Ponce de Leon named the state because he discovered it on Easter or Palm Sunday.