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The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.

Insignia

Further information: List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
Flag The Flag of Hawaii Hawaii flag [1]
Seal The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii Hawaii seal [2]
Motto "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina 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 Nēnē [5]
Endemic tree ʻŌhiʻa lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha 		ʻŌhiʻa lehua [6]
Fish Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
Rhinecanthus rectangulus 		Also known as the reef triggerfish Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa [7]
Flower Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele
Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray 		Also known as the native yellow hibiscus Hibiscus brackenridgei [8]
Insect Pulelehua
Vanessa tameamea 		Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly Pulelehua [9]
Land mammal ʻŌpeʻapeʻa
Lasiurus cinereus semotus 		Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat ʻŌpeʻapeʻa [10]
Mammal ʻĪlioholoikauaua[a]
Neomonachus schauinslandi 		Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal ʻĪlioholoikauaua [11]
Marine mammal Koholā[a]
Megaptera novaeangliae 		Also known as the humpback whale Koholā [12]
Microbe Koʻohonua ʻili akia
Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed) 		[13][14]
Plant Kalo
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott 		Also known as taro Kalo [15]
Tree Kukui tree
Aleurites moluccanus 		Also known as the candlenut tree Kukui tree [16]

Geology

Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
Gemstone ʻĒkaha kū moana[a] Also known as the black coral ʻĒkaha kū moana [17]

Culture

Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
ʻAuana (modern)[18] musical instrument Ukulele Ukulele [19]
Dance Hula Hula [20]
Individual sport Heʻe nalu[a] Also known as surfing Surfing [21]
Kahiko (traditional)[18] musical instrument Pahu Pahu [19]
Language Hawaiian and English [22][23]
Song "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" [24]
Spirit The Aloha Spirit Aloha [25]
Team sport Heihei waʻa[a] Also known as outrigger canoe paddling Heihei waʻa [26]

Others

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:[28][29]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e This word or term is not explicitly mentioned in the Hawaii state statute officially designating the referenced symbol.

References

  1. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-5 (State seal, description)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-9 (State motto)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7 (State popular name)". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-17 (State bird)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 25, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022 (State endemic tree)" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.5 (State fish)". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.3 (State insect)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  10. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.2 (State land mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.5 (State mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  12. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12 (State marine mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  13. ^ Choy, Isaac (25 January 2017). "HB1217". Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  14. ^ Taniguchi, Brian (25 January 2017). "SB1212". Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  15. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15.5 (State plant)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  16. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-8 (State tree)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  17. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15 (State gem)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  18. ^ a b Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 6, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  19. ^ a b Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10.5 (State musical instrument; 'auana; kahiko)". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  20. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  21. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  22. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-6.5 (State language)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  23. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-13 (Official languages)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  24. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10 (State song)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  25. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7.5 ("Aloha Spirit")". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  26. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  27. ^ "Hawaiian tartan". Scottish Register of Tartans. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  28. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16.5 (Official island colors)". Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  29. ^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)". Retrieved September 28, 2020.

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