Portal:Hawaii/State Facts
Appearance
- Nickname: The Aloha State
- Capital and largest city: Honolulu
- Governor: Josh Green (D)
- Lieutenant Governor: Sylvia Luke (D)
- Total area: 6,471 miles²
- Population (2010 census): 1,360,301
- Date admitted to the Union: August 21, 1959
- Form of Government: Republic
- Senators: Mazie Hirono (D), Brian Schatz (D)
- Representatives: Ed Case (D), Jill Tokuda (D)
State Symbols:
- Mammal: Hawaiian Monk Seal
- Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale
- Land Mammal: Ōpe`ape`a (Hawaiian Hoary Bat)
- Bird: Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose)
- Fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Reef Triggerfish)
- Flower: Yellow hibiscus
- Gem: Black coral
- Insect: Pulelehua (Kamehameha Butterfly)
- Plant: Kalo (Taro)
- Soil: Hilo
- Tree: Kukui (Aleurites Moluccana)
- Endemic Tree: `Ōhi`a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha)
- Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
- Song: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī
- Musical Instrument (`auana): Ukulele
- Musical Instrument (kahiko): Pahu
- Individual Sport: Surfing
- Team Sport: Outrigger Canoe Paddling