Portal:Hawaii/State Facts

• Nickname: The Aloha State
• Capital and largest city: Honolulu
• Governor: Josh Green (D)
• Lieutenant Governor: Sylvia Luke (D)
• Total area: 6,471 miles²
• Population (2010 census): 1,360,301
• Date admitted to the Union: August 21, 1959
• Form of Government: Republic
• Senators: Mazie Hirono (D), Brian Schatz (D)
• Representatives: Ed Case (D), Jill Tokuda (D)

State Symbols:

• Mammal: Hawaiian Monk Seal
• Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale
• Land Mammal: ʻŌpeʻapeʻa (Hawaiian Hoary Bat)
• Bird: Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose)
• Fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Reef Triggerfish)
• Flower: Yellow hibiscus
• Gem: Black coral
• Insect: Pulelehua (Kamehameha Butterfly)
• Plant: Kalo (Taro)
• Soil: Hilo
• Tree: Kukui (Aleurites Moluccana)
• Endemic Tree: ʻŌhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha)
• Motto: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono
• Song: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī
• Musical Instrument (ʻauana): ʻUkulele
• Musical Instrument (kahiko): Pahu
• Individual Sport: Surfing
• Team Sport: Outrigger Canoe Paddling