List of Hawaii state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
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 fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known as the reef triggerfish, unofficial great white shark[5]
- Hawaii state flag: Flag of the State of Hawaii[6]
- Hawaii state flower: Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray), also known as the native yellow hibiscus[7]
- Hawaii state gem: ʻĒkaha kū moana, also known as black coral[8]
- Hawaii state individual sport: Heʻe nalu, also known as surfing[9]
- Hawaii state insect: Pulelehua (Vanessa tameamea), also known as the Kamehameha butterfly[10]
- Hawaii state kahiko (traditional)[1] musical instrument: Pahu[2]
- Hawaii state land mammal: Ōpeʻapeʻa (Lasiurus cinereus semotus), also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat[11]
- Hawaii state language: Hawaiian language,[12][13] English language[14]
- Hawaii state mammal: ʻĪlioholoikauaua (Neomonachus schauinslandi), also known as the Hawaiian monk seal[15]
- Hawaii state marine mammal: Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae), also known as the humpback whale[16]
- Hawaii state microbe: Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed)[17][18]
- Hawaii state motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")[19]
- Hawaii state plant: Kalo (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), also known as taro[20]
- Hawaii state popular name: "The Aloha State"[21]
- Hawaii state song: "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī"[23]
- Hawaii state spirit: The Aloha Spirit[24]
- Hawaii state team sport: Heihei waʻa, also known as outrigger canoe paddling[25]
- Hawaii state tartan: Hawaii State Tartan (unofficial)[26]
- Hawaii state tree: Kukui tree (Aleurites moluccanus), also known as the candlenut tree[27]
- United States quarter dollar - Hawaii 2008
Island colors and flowers or lei materials
In addition to the state symbols, each major island has an official color[28] and either an official flower or an official lei material.[29]
| Island | Official color | Official flower or lei material | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i island (Big Island) | Red | 'Ohi'a 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. "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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