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Internet Factoids
Hawaii
Name For:
Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness" §5-9
Nikename: "The Aloha State" §5-7
Statehood: Aug 21, 1959, the 50th state
Capital: Honolulu
Oldest City:
Highest Point: 13,792 feet (4,205 meters) above sea level, Mauna Kea Island of Hawaii
Lowest Point: sea level, the coast

State Symbols

Colors: Red (Island of Hawai`i), Pink (Island of Maui), Golden Yellow (island of O`ahu), Purple (island of Kaua`i), Green (island of Moloka`i), Orange (Island of L~ na`i), White (island of Ni`ihau.), and Gray (island of Kaho`olawe) §5-16.5
Flower:Yellow Hibiscus "Pua Aloalo or Ma`o-hau-hele" (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray)§5-16
Bird:Nene "Hawaiian goose: (Branta sandwicensis) §5-17
Tree:Kukui "candlenut" (Aleurites Moluccana) §5-8
Smarine mammal:Humpback Whale §5-12
gem: Black Coral §5-15
Individual Sport:Surfing team sport §5-13.5
Team Sport:Outrigger Canoe Paddling §5-14
Dance: Hula §5-21
language: Hawaiian §5-6.5

State Song and Spirit

Song:"Hawai`i Pono`i"
Aloha Spirit:
"...
"Akahai", meaning kindness to be expressed with tenderness;
"Lokahi", meaning unity, to be expressed with harmony;
"Oluolu", meaning agreeable, to be expressed with pleasantness;
"Haahaa", meaning humility, to be expressed with modesty;
"Ahonui", meaning patience, to be expressed with perseverance. ..." §5-7.5

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