List of Hawaii state symbols

Updated on Oct 02, 2024

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

Map of Hawaii, USA

Hawaii state ʻauana musical instrument: Ukulele

Hawaii state bird: Nēnē (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the Hawaiian goose

Hawaii state dance: Hula

Hawaii state fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known as the rectangular triggerfish

Hawaii state flag: Flag of the State of Hawaii

Hawaii state flower: Pua Aloalo or Maʻo hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray), also known as the native yellow hibiscus

Hawaii state gem: ʻĒkaha kū moana, also known as black coral

Hawaii state individual sport: Heʻe nalu, also known as surfing

Hawaii state insect: Pulelehua (Vanessa tameamea), also known as the Kamehameha butterfly

Hawaii state kahiko musical instrument: Pahu

Hawaii state land mammal: Ōpeʻapeʻa (Lasiurus cinereus semotus), also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat

Hawaii state language: Hawaiian language, English language

Hawaii state mammal: ʻĪlioholoikauaua (Monachus schauinslandi), also known as the Hawaiian monk seal

Hawaii state marine mammal: Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae), also known as the humpback whale

Hawaii state motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")

Hawaii state plant: Kalo (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), also known as taro

Hawaii state popular name: "The Aloha State"

Hawaii state seal: Great Seal of the State of Hawaii

Hawaii state song: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi

Hawaii state spirit: The Aloha Spirit

Hawaii state team sport: Heihei waʻa, also known as outrigger canoe paddling

Hawaii state tartan: Hawaii State Tartan (unofficial)

Hawaii state tree: Kukui tree (Aleurites moluccana), also known as the candlenut tree

United States quarter dollar - Hawaii 2008

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