List of Hawaii state symbols

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File:Hawaii in United States (zoom) (US50) (-grid).svg
Map of the state of Hawaii and the rest of the United States of America

The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.

Insignia

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Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
Flag The Flag of Hawaii Adopted in the mid-19th century by the Hawaiian Kingdom, it became the official state flag when Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state of the United States in 1959. 1845 Hawaii flag [1]
Seal The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii Based on the Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii used during the reigns of Kamehameha III, Kalākaua and Liliʻuokalani, designed by the College of Arms in London in 1842 and officially adopted in 1845 1845 Hawaii seal [2][3]
Motto "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness") Spoken by Kamehameha III, the King of Hawaii, on July 31, 1843, when the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaii was returned by the British through the restorative actions of Admiral Richard Darton Thomas, following the brief takeover by Lord George Paulet. 1843 The phrase is engraved on the corner stone of Honolulu Hale, the Honolulu City Hall [4][5]
Popular name "The Aloha State" A nickname based on the word aloha, commonly used as a greeting in the Hawaiian language. 1959 A license plate of Hawaii with the nickname on it [6]

Species

Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
Bird Nēnē
Branta sandvicensis 		Also known as the Hawaiian goose 1988 Nēnē [7]
Endemic tree ʻŌhiʻa lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha 		A species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the state. 2022 ʻŌhiʻa lehua [8]
Fish Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
Rhinecanthus rectangulus 		Also known as the reef triggerfish 2006 Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa [9]
Flower Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele
Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray 		Also known as the native yellow hibiscus 1988 Hibiscus brackenridgei [10]
Insect Pulelehua
Vanessa tameamea 		Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly 2009 Pulelehua [11]
Land mammal ʻŌpeʻapeʻa
Lasiurus cinereus semotus 		Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat 2015 ʻŌpeʻapeʻa [12]
Mammal ʻĪlioholoikauauaTemplate:Efn
Neomonachus schauinslandi 		Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal 2008 ʻĪlioholoikauaua [13]
Marine mammal KoholāTemplate:Efn
Megaptera novaeangliae 		Also known as the humpback whale 1979 Koholā [14]
Microbe Koʻohonua ʻili akia
Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed) 		A species of gram-negative bacteria discovered by a student at ʻIolani School. 2013 [15][16]
Plant Kalo
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott 		Also known as taro 2007 Kalo [17]
Tree Kukui tree
Aleurites moluccanus 		Also known as the candlenut tree 1959 Kukui tree [18]
Snails
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Succinea konaensis
Lyropupa striatula
Pleuropoma laciniosa kahoolawensis
Auriculella lanaiensis
Laminella venusta
Kaala subrutila
Erinna newcombi
Collonista verruca
Endodonta christenseni

Nine endemic snail species, one for each of the main Hawaiian islands 2024 [19][20]

Geology

Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
Gemstone ʻĒkaha kū moanaTemplate:Efn Also known as the black coral 1987 ʻĒkaha kū moana [21]

Culture

Type Symbol Description Year Image Source
ʻAuana (modern)[22] musical instrument ʻUkulele A type of lute popularized in Hawaii 2015 Ukulele [23]
Dance Hula A traditional dance and chant of Native Hawaiians 1999 Hula [24]
Gesture Shaka sign A friendly gesture associated with Hawaii and surf culture 2024 A hand making the shaka symbol [25]
Individual sport Heʻe naluTemplate:Efn Also known as surfing 1998 Surfing [26]
Kahiko (traditional)[22] musical instrument Pahu Drums in Hawaiian culture 2015 Pahu [23]
Language Hawaiian and English 1978 [27][28]
Song "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" It previously served as the national anthem of the independent Hawaiian Kingdom during the late 19th century, as well as the Republic of Hawaii, and has continued to be Hawaii's official anthem ever since annexation by the United States in 1898. 1876 Pahu [29]
Spirit The Aloha Spirit "The coordination of mind and heart within each person" 1986 Aloha [30]
Team sport Heihei waʻaTemplate:Efn Also known as outrigger canoe paddling 1986 Heihei waʻa [31]

Others

Island colors and flowers or lei materials

Island Color Flower or
lei material		 Image
Hawaiʻi
(Big Island)		 Red ʻŌhiʻa lehua File:Metrosideros polymorpha.jpg
Kahoʻolawe Gray Hinahina File:Starr 040117-0061 Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum.jpg
Kauaʻi Purple Mokihana Berry File:Melicope anisata (H. Mann) T.G. Hartley and B.C. Stone (AM AK25422).jpg
Lānaʻi Orange Kaunaʻoa File:Parasitic vine Cuscuta sandwichiana.jpg
Maui Pink Lokelani File:Rosa damascena5.jpg
Molokaʻi Green Pua Kukui File:Starr 020803-0119 Aleurites moluccana.jpg
Niʻihau White Pūpū Shells File:Cypraea tigris 01.JPG
Oʻahu Yellow Puaʻilima File:Sida fallax flower Ilima.JPG
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Notes

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References

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External links

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