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(Top) 1 Insignia 2 Species 3 Geology 4 Culture 5 Others 6 Island colors and flowers or lei materials 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links

List of Hawaii state symbols

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Map of the state of Hawaii and the rest of the United States of America

The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.

Insignia[edit]

Type	Symbol	Image	Source
Flag	The Flag of Hawaii		^[1]
Seal	The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii		^[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[edit]

Type	Symbol	Description	Source
Bird	Nēnē Branta sandvicensis	Also known as the Hawaiian goose	^[5]
Endemic tree	ʻŌhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha		^[6]
Fish	Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus	Also known as the reef triggerfish	^[7]
Flower	Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray	Also known as the native yellow hibiscus	^[8]
Insect	Pulelehua Vanessa tameamea	Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly	^[9]
Land mammal	ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Lasiurus cinereus semotus	Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat	^[10]
Mammal	ʻĪlioholoikauaua^[a] Neomonachus schauinslandi	Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal	^[11]
Marine mammal	Koholā^[a] Megaptera novaeangliae	Also known as the humpback whale	^[12]
Microbe	Koʻohonua ʻili akia Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed)		^[13]^[14]
Plant	Kalo Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott	Also known as taro	^[15]
Tree	Kukui tree Aleurites moluccanus	Also known as the candlenut tree	^[16]

Geology[edit]

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

Culture[edit]

Type	Symbol	Description	Source
ʻAuana (modern)^[18] musical instrument	Ukulele		^[19]
Dance	Hula		^[20]
Gesture	Shaka sign		^[21]
Individual sport	Heʻe nalu^[a]	Also known as surfing	^[22]
Kahiko (traditional)^[18] musical instrument	Pahu		^[19]
Language	Hawaiian and English		^[23]^[24]
Song	"Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī"		^[25]
Spirit	The Aloha Spirit		^[26]
Team sport	Heihei waʻa^[a]	Also known as outrigger canoe paddling	^[27]

Others[edit]

State quarter for Hawaii
State tartan for Hawaii (unofficial)^[28]

Island colors and flowers or lei materials[edit]

Island	Color	Flower or lei material
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:^[29]^[30]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag)". 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. § 5-9 (State motto)". 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. § 5-17 (State bird)". 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. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)". 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. § 5-12.5 (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. § 5-15.5 (State plant)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.

^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-8 (State tree)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.

^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15 (State gem)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.

^ ^a ^b Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 6, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015". Retrieved November 6, 2015.

^ ^a ^b Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10.5 (State musical instrument; 'auana; kahiko)". Retrieved November 7, 2016.

^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.

^ 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.

^ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.

^ 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.

^ 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. § 5-16.5 (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.

External links[edit]

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