List of Hawaii state symbols

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The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.

Insignia

TypeSymbolDescriptionYearImageSource
Flag The Flag of Hawaii Flag of Hawaii.svg [1]
Seal The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii Seal of Hawaii.svg [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

TypeSymbolDescriptionYearImageSource
Bird Nēnē
Branta sandvicensis		Also known as the Hawaiian goose Branta sandvicensis LC399.jpg [5]
Endemic tree ʻŌhiʻa lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha		 Metrosideros polymorpha.jpg [6]
Fish Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
Rhinecanthus rectangulus		Also known as the reef triggerfish FMIB 42657 Balistapus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider) Humuhumu Nukunuku Apua'a.jpeg [7]
Flower Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele
Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray		Also known as the native yellow hibiscus Maohauhele.jpg [8]
Insect Pulelehua
Vanessa tameamea		Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly Kamehamehabutterfly2.jpg [9]
Land mammal ʻŌpeʻapeʻa
Lasiurus cinereus semotus		Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat Hawaiian hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus.jpg [10]
Mammal ʻĪlioholoikauaua [a]
Neomonachus schauinslandi		Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi.jpg [11]
Marine mammal Koholā [a]
Megaptera novaeangliae		Also known as the humpback whale Humpback Whale underwater shot.jpg [12]
Microbe Koʻohonua ʻili akia
Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed)		 [13] [14]
Plant Kalo
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott		Also known as taro Songe-Reunion.JPG [15]
Tree Kukui tree
Aleurites moluccanus		Also known as the candlenut tree Starr 020803-0119 Aleurites moluccana.jpg [16]

Geology

TypeSymbolDescriptionYearImageSource
Gemstone ʻĒkaha kū moana [a] Also known as the black coral Blackcoral colony 600.jpg [17]

Culture

TypeSymbolDescriptionYearImageSource
ʻAuana (modern) [18] musical instrument ʻUkulele Ukulele1 HiRes.jpg [19]
Dance Hula Hula Kahiko Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 02.jpg [20]
Gesture Shaka sign Gesture raised fist with thumb and pinky lifted.jpg [21]
Individual sport Heʻe nalu [a] Also known as surfing Mavericks Surf Contest 2010b.jpg [22]
Kahiko (traditional) [18] musical instrument Pahu Drum (pahu) LACMA M.2008.66.11.jpg [19]
Language Hawaiian and English [23] [24]
Song "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" [25]
Spirit The Aloha Spirit Flowers arranged to ALOHA, Hilo, Hawaii.JPG [26]
Team sport Heihei waʻa [a] Also known as outrigger canoe paddling Outriggercanoe.jpg [27]

Others

Island colors and flowers or lei materials

IslandColorFlower or
lei material		Image
Hawai'i island
(Big Island)		 Red ʻŌhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha.jpg
Kaho'olawe Gray Hinahina Starr 040117-0061 Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum.jpg
Kaua'i Purple Mokihana Berry Melicope anisata (H. Mann) T.G. Hartley and B.C. Stone (AM AK25422).jpg
Lāna'i Orange Kauna'oa Parasitic vine Cuscuta sandwichiana.jpg
Maui Pink Lokelani Rosa damascena5.jpg
Moloka'i Green Pua Kukui Starr 020803-0119 Aleurites moluccana.jpg
Ni'ihau White Pupu Shells Cypraea tigris 01.JPG
O'ahu Yellow Pua'ilima Sida fallax flower Ilima.JPG
Sources: [29] [30]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 This word or term is not explicitly mentioned in the Hawaii state statute officially designating the referenced symbol.

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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. 1 2 Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 6, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015" . Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  19. 1 2 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. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  23. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-6.5 (State language)" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  24. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-13 (Official languages)" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  25. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10 (State song)" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  26. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7.5 ("Aloha Spirit")" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  27. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport)" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Hawaiian tartan". Scottish Register of Tartans. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  29. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16.5 (Official island colors)" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  30. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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