List of Hawaii state symbols

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

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Hawaii.

State symbols

The flag of the state of Hawaii

• Hawaii state ʻauana musical instrument: Ukulele^[1]
• Hawaii state bird: Nēnē (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the Hawaiian goose^[2]
• Hawaii state dance: Hula^[3]
• Hawaii state fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known as the rectangular triggerfish^[4]
• Hawaii state flag: Flag of the State of Hawaii^[5]
• Hawaii state flower: Pua Aloalo or Maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray), also known as the native yellow hibiscus^[6]
• Hawaii state gem: ʻĒkaha kū moana, also known as black coral^[7]
• Hawaii state individual sport: Heʻe nalu, also known as surfing^[8]
• Hawaii state insect: Pulelehua (Vanessa tameamea), also known as the Kamehameha butterfly^[9]
• Hawaii state kahiko musical instrument: Pahu^[10]
• 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 (Monachus 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 motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")^[17]
• Hawaii state plant: Kalo (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), also known as taro^[18]
• Hawaii state popular name: "The Aloha State"^[19]
• Hawaii state seal: Great Seal of the State of Hawaii^[20]
• Hawaii state song: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi^[21]
• Hawaii state spirit: The Aloha Spirit^[22]
• Hawaii state team sport: Heihei waʻa, also known as outrigger canoe paddling^[23]
• Hawaii state tartan: Hawaii State Tartan (unofficial)^[24]
• Hawaii state tree: Kukui tree (Aleurites moluccana), also known as the candlenut tree^[25]
• United States quarter dollar - Hawaii 2008

See also

• List of Hawaii-related topics
• Lists of United States state insignia
• State of Hawaii

References

1. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-__ (Act 6 (2015)) (State musical instrument; ʻauana; kahiko)". Retrieved September 28, 2015.
2. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-17 (State bird)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
3. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
4. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.5 (State fish)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
5. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
6. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
7. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15 (State gem)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
8. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
9. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.3 (State insect)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
10. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-__ (Act 6 (2015)) (State musical instrument; ʻauana; kahiko)". Retrieved September 28, 2015.
11. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-__ (Act 13 (2015)) (State land mammal)". Retrieved May 19, 2015.
12. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-6.5 (State language)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
13. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-13 (Official languages)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
14. Id.
15. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.5 (State mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
16. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12 (State marine mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
17. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-9 (State motto)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
18. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15.5 (State plant)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
19. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7 (State popular name)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
20. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-5 (State seal, description)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
21. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10 (State song)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
22. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7.5 ("Aloha Spirit")". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
23. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
24. "Hawaiian tartan". Scottish Register of Tartans. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
25. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-8 (State tree)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.

External links

• Hawaii State Symbols