List of Hawaii state symbols
Appearance
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The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flag | The Flag of Hawaii | ![]() |
[1] | ||
Seal | The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii | ![]() |
[2] | ||
Motto | "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness") | — | [3] | ||
Popular name | "The Aloha State" | — | [4] |
Species
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bird | Nēnē Branta sandvicensis |
Also known as the Hawaiian goose | ![]() |
[5] | |
Endemic tree | ʻŌhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha |
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[6] | ||
Fish | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus |
Also known as the reef triggerfish | ![]() |
[7] | |
Flower | Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray |
Also known as the native yellow hibiscus | ![]() |
[8] | |
Insect | Pulelehua Vanessa tameamea |
Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly | ![]() |
[9] | |
Land mammal | ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Lasiurus cinereus semotus |
Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat | ![]() |
[10] | |
Mammal | ʻĪlioholoikauaua[a] Neomonachus schauinslandi |
Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal | ![]() |
[11] | |
Marine mammal | Koholā[a] Megaptera novaeangliae |
Also known as the humpback whale | ![]() |
[12] | |
Microbe | Koʻohonua ʻili akia Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed) |
[13][14] | |||
Plant | Kalo Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott |
Also known as taro | [15] | ||
Tree | Kukui tree Aleurites moluccanus |
Also known as the candlenut tree | ![]() |
[16] |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemstone | ʻĒkaha kū moana[a] | Also known as the black coral | ![]() |
[17] |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ʻAuana (modern)[18] musical instrument | Ukulele | ![]() |
[19] | ||
Dance | Hula | ![]() |
[20] | ||
Gesture | Shaka sign | ![]() |
[21] | ||
Individual sport | Heʻe nalu[a] | Also known as surfing | ![]() |
[22] | |
Kahiko (traditional)[18] musical instrument | Pahu | ![]() |
[19] | ||
Language | Hawaiian and English | [23][24] | |||
Song | "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" | [25] | |||
Spirit | The Aloha Spirit | [26] | |||
Team sport | Heihei waʻa[a] | Also known as outrigger canoe paddling | ![]() |
[27] |
Others
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State quarter for Hawaii
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State tartan for Hawaii (unofficial)[28]
Island colors and flowers or lei materials
Island | Color | Flower or lei material |
Image |
---|---|---|---|
Hawai'i island (Big Island) |
Red | ʻŌhiʻa lehua | ![]() |
Kaho'olawe | Gray | Hinahina | ![]() |
Kaua'i | Purple | Mokihana Berry | ![]() |
Lāna'i | Orange | Kauna'oa | ![]() |
Maui | Pink | Lokelani | ![]() |
Moloka'i | Green | Pua Kukui | ![]() |
Ni'ihau | White | Pupu Shells | |
O'ahu | Yellow | Pua'ilima | |
Sources:[29][30] |
Notes
References
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-5 (State seal, description)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-9 (State motto)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7 (State popular name)". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-17 (State bird)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 25, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022 (State endemic tree)" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.5 (State fish)". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.3 (State insect)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.2 (State land mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.5 (State mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12 (State marine mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Choy, Isaac (25 January 2017). "HB1217". Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Taniguchi, Brian (25 January 2017). "SB1212". Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15.5 (State plant)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-8 (State tree)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15 (State gem)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 6, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ a b Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10.5 (State musical instrument; 'auana; kahiko)". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Yang, Maya (2024-05-09). "Talk to the hand: Hawaii makes shaka state's official gesture". Hawaii. The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-6.5 (State language)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-13 (Official languages)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10 (State song)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7.5 ("Aloha Spirit")". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ "Hawaiian tartan". Scottish Register of Tartans. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16.5 (Official island colors)". Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)". Retrieved September 28, 2020.