List of Hawaii state symbols

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

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

State symbols

The flag of the state of Hawaii

• Hawaii state ʻauana (modern)[1] musical instrument: ʻUkulele[2]
• Hawaii state bird: Nēnē (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the Hawaiian goose[3]
• Hawaii state dance: Hula[4]
• Hawaii state fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known as the reef triggerfish, unofficial great white shark[5]
• Hawaii state flag: Flag of the State of Hawaii[6]
• Hawaii state flower: Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray), also known as the native yellow hibiscus[7]
• Hawaii state colours: red, blue and white
• Hawaii state gem: ʻĒkaha kū moana, also known as black coral[8]
• Hawaii state individual sport: Heʻe nalu, also known as surfing[9]
• Hawaii state insect: Pulelehua (Vanessa tameamea), also known as the Kamehameha butterfly[10]
• Hawaii state kahiko (traditional)[1] musical instrument: Pahu[2]
• 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 microbe: Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed)[17][18]
• Hawaii state motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")[19]
• Hawaii state plant: Kalo (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), also known as taro[20]
• Hawaii state popular name: "The Aloha State"[21]
• Hawaii state seal: Great Seal of the State of Hawaii[22]
• Hawaii state song: "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī"[23]
• Hawaii state spirit: The Aloha Spirit[24]
• Hawaii state team sport: Heihei waʻa, also known as outrigger canoe paddling[25]
• Hawaii state tartan: Hawaii State Tartan (unofficial)[26]
• Hawaii state tree: Kukui tree (Aleurites moluccanus), also known as the candlenut tree[27]
• United States quarter dollar - Hawaii 2008

Island colors and lei-making materials

In addition to the state symbols, Hawaii has official colors, flowers, and lei-making materials for each of the major islands in the Hawaiian Islands archipelago.[28][29]

Island	Official color	Official flower or lei-making material	Image
Hawai'i island (Big Island)	Red	'Ohi'a 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

See also

• Outline of Hawaii
• List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
• Hawaiʻi

References

1. Hawaii State Legislature. "Act 6, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015". Retrieved November 6, 2015.
2. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10.5 (State musical instrument; 'auana; kahiko)". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
3. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-17 (State bird)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
4. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
5. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.5 (State fish)". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
6. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
7. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
8. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15 (State gem)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
9. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
10. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.3 (State insect)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
11. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.2 (State land mammal)". Retrieved November 7, 2017.
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. Choy, Isaac (25 January 2017). "HB1217" (HTML). Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
18. Taniguchi, Brian (25 January 2017). "SB1212" (HTML). Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
19. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-9 (State motto)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
20. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15.5 (State plant)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
21. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7 (State popular name)". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
22. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-5 (State seal, description)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
23. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10 (State song)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
24. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7.5 ("Aloha Spirit")". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
25. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
26. "Hawaiian tartan". Scottish Register of Tartans. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
27. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-8 (State tree)". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
28. https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/hawaii Statesymbolsusa.org. Hawaii symbols. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
29. https://traveltips.usatoday.com/islands-hawaiis-colors-107103.html USA Today. The Islands of Hawaii's Colors. Monica Wachman. January 30, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

External links

• Hawaii State Symbols