State of Hawaii
Official Flag
Official Seal
Facts about Hawaii
- The State of Hawaii is the 50th U.S. state.
- Hawaii received statehood on August 21, 1959.
- Hawaii's state capital is Honolulu.
- Hawaii's state postal abbreviation is HI.
Hawaii's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree
- Official State Bird: Nene a.k.a. Hawaiian Goose
- Official State Bird Latin Name: Branta sandvicensis
- Official State Flower: Pua aloalo
- Official State Flower Latin Name: Hibiscus brackenridgei
- Year: 1988
- Official State Motto: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono
- Official State Motto Latin Translation: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
- Official State Song: Hawaii Ponoi
- Official State Tree: Kukui or candlenut
- Official State Tree Latin Name: Aleurites moluccana
- Year: 1959