List of Hawaii state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
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Map of the state of Hawaii and the rest of the United States of America
State symbols
- Hawaii state ʻauana (modern)[1] musical instrument: ʻUkulele[2]
- Hawaii state bird: Nēnē (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the Hawaiian goose[3]
- Hawaii state dance: Hula[4]
- Hawaii state endemic tree: ʻŌhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha)[5]
- Hawaii state fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known as the reef triggerfish[6]
- Hawaii state flag: Flag of the State of Hawaii[7]
- Hawaii state flower: Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray), also known as the native yellow hibiscus[8]
- Hawaii state gem: ʻĒkaha kū moana,* also known as black coral[9]
- Hawaii state individual sport: Heʻe nalu,* also known as surfing[10]
- Hawaii state insect: Pulelehua (Vanessa tameamea), also known as the Kamehameha butterfly[11]
- Hawaii state kahiko (traditional)[1] musical instrument: Pahu[2]
- Hawaii state land mammal: Ōpeʻapeʻa (Lasiurus cinereus semotus), also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat[12]
- Hawaii state language: Hawaiian language,[13][14] English language[15]
- Hawaii state mammal: ʻĪlioholoikauaua* (Neomonachus schauinslandi), also known as the Hawaiian monk seal[16]
- Hawaii state marine mammal: Koholā* (Megaptera novaeangliae),* also known as the humpback whale[17]
- Hawaii state microbe: Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed)[18][19]
- Hawaii state motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")[20]
- Hawaii state plant: Kalo (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), also known as taro[21]
- Hawaii state popular name: "The Aloha State"[22]
Hawaii state seal: Great Seal of the State of Hawaii[23]- Hawaii state song: "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī"[24]
- Hawaii state spirit: The Aloha Spirit[25]
- Hawaii state team sport: Heihei waʻa,* also known as outrigger canoe paddling[26]
- Hawaii state tartan: Hawaii State Tartan (unofficial)[27]
- Hawaii state tree: Kukui tree (Aleurites moluccanus), also known as the candlenut tree[28]
- United States quarter dollar - Hawaii 2008
* - Indicates that the word or term is not explicitly mentioned in the Hawaii state statute officially designating the referenced symbol.
Island colors and flowers or lei materials
In addition to the state symbols, each major island has an official color[29] and either an official flower or an official lei material.[30]
Island | Official color | Official flower or lei material | Image |
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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 | ![]() |
References
- Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 6, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10.5 (State musical instrument; 'auana; kahiko)". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-17 (State bird)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance)". 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. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag)". 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. § 5-15 (State gem)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". 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. § 5-6.5 (State language)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-13 (Official languages)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- Id.
- 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. § 5-9 (State motto)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15.5 (State plant)". 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. § 5-5 (State seal, description)". 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. § 5-8 (State tree)". 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.
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