List of Hawaii state symbols
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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Hawaii.
State symbols
- 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
References
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-__ (Act 6 (2015)) (State musical instrument; ʻauana; kahiko)". Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-17 (State bird)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.5 (State fish)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag)". 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. § 5-15 (State gem)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". 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-__ (Act 6 (2015)) (State musical instrument; ʻauana; kahiko)". Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-__ (Act 13 (2015)) (State land mammal)". Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Id.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-9 (State motto)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15.5 (State plant)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7 (State popular name)". 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. § 5-10 (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. § 5-8 (State tree)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
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