Alaska: our mountains are so huge, weather so severe, and land so vast, that mankind does not have the ability to build roads across our state. Come at me, Texas.
As long as it doesn't get too hot, or too cold... or to windy... Or wet... Come to think of it, a lot of stuff has managed to grind Texas to a halt lately.
Alaska is also on the ring of fire and the Aleutians are also a volcanic island chain.
Both Alaska and Hawaii have on average 1-2 volcanic eruptions per year. However, Alaska has an average of about 12,000 earthquakes per year. Hawaii has an average of about 100 earthquakes per year.
Alaska is by far more geologically unstable than Hawaii.