List of Hawaii state symbols explained

The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.

Insignia

Type	Symbol	Description	Year	Image	Source
Flag	The Flag of Hawaii				^[1]
Seal	The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii				^[2]
Motto	"Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")			—	^[3]
Popular name	"The Aloha State"			—	^[4]

Species

Type	Symbol	Description	Year	Image	Source
Bird	Nēnē Branta sandvicensis	Also known as the Hawaiian goose			^[5]
Endemic tree	ʻŌhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha				^[6]
Fish	Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus	Also known as the reef triggerfish			^[7]
Flower	Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray	Also known as the native yellow hibiscus			^[8]
Insect	Pulelehua Vanessa tameamea	Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly			^[9]
Land mammal	ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Lasiurus cinereus semotus	Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat			^[10]
Mammal	ʻĪlioholoikauaua Neomonachus schauinslandi	Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal			^[11]
Marine mammal	Koholā Megaptera novaeangliae	Also known as the humpback whale			^[12]
Microbe	Koʻohonua ʻili akia Flavobacterium akiainvivens (proposed)				^[13] ^[14]
Plant	Kalo Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott	Also known as taro			^[15]
Tree	Kukui tree Aleurites moluccanus	Also known as the candlenut tree			^[16]

Culture

Type	Symbol	Description	Year	Image	Source
ʻAuana (modern)^[18] musical instrument	ʻUkulele				^[19]
Dance	Hula				^[20]
Gesture	Shaka sign				^[21]
Individual sport	Heʻe nalu	Also known as surfing			^[22]
Kahiko (traditional) musical instrument	Pahu
Language	Hawaiian and English				^[23] ^[24]
Song	"Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī"				^[25]
Spirit	The Aloha Spirit				^[26]
Team sport	Heihei waʻa	Also known as outrigger canoe paddling			^[27]

Island colors and flowers or lei materials

Island	Color	Flower or lei material	Image
Hawai'i island (Big Island)		ʻŌhiʻa lehua
		Hinahina
Kaua'i		Mokihana Berry
Lāna'i
Maui
		Pupu Shells
Sources:^[28] ^[29]

External links

• Hawaii State Symbols

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-19 (Description of the Hawaiian flag) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
2. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-5 (State seal, description) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
3. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-9 (State motto) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
4. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7 (State popular name) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019043428/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0007.htm . October 19, 2015 .
5. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-17 (State bird) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
6. Web site: Act 25, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022 (State endemic tree) . Hawaii State Legislature . June 1, 2022.
7. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.5 (State fish) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518161827/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0011_0005.HTM . May 18, 2015 .
8. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
9. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-11.3 (State insect) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
10. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.2 (State land mammal) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2017.
11. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.5 (State mammal) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
12. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12 (State marine mammal) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
13. Web site: Choy. Isaac. Isaac Choy. HB1217. Hawaii State Legislature. Hawaii State Legislature. 22 October 2017. Honolulu, HI. en. 25 January 2017.
14. Web site: Taniguchi. Brian. Brian Taniguchi. SB1212. Hawaii State Legislature. Hawaii State Legislature. 22 October 2017. Honolulu, HI. en. 25 January 2017.
15. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15.5 (State plant) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
16. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-8 (State tree) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
17. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-15 (State gem) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
18. Web site: Act 6, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015. Hawaii State Legislature . November 6, 2015.
19. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10.5 (State musical instrument; 'auana; kahiko) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2016.
20. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-21 (State dance) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
21. News: 1756-3224 . 60623878 . en-GB . . Hawaii . 2024-05-09 . 2024-05-09 . Talk to the hand: Hawaii makes shaka state’s official gesture . Maya . Yang.
22. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
23. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-6.5 (State language) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
24. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-13 (Official languages) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
25. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-10 (State song) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
26. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7.5 ("Aloha Spirit") . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
27. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
28. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16.5 (Official island colors) . Hawaii State Legislature . September 28, 2020.
29. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-16 (State flower and individual island flowers) . Hawaii State Legislature . September 28, 2020.