alaska is known for its cold winters meanwhile hawaii is a tropical paradise (1 difference)
alaska is the northernmost state and hawaii is the southernmost state (2 difference)
alaska is the largest state in area hawaii is the smallest (3 difference)
They are the two most recent states that joined the usa (1 similarity)
geographically alaska and hawaii are very isolated (2 similarity)
they both became states in 1959 (3 similarity)