The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.
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] |
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
[a] Neomonachus schauinslandi |
Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal | [11] | ||
Marine mammal |
Koholā
[a] 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] |
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemstone | ʻĒkaha kū moana [a] | Also known as the black coral | [17] |
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ʻAuana (modern) [18] musical instrument | ʻUkulele | [19] | |||
Dance | Hula | [20] | |||
Gesture | Shaka sign | [21] | |||
Individual sport | Heʻe nalu [a] | Also known as surfing | [22] | ||
Kahiko (traditional) [18] musical instrument | Pahu | [19] | |||
Language | Hawaiian and English | [23] [24] | |||
Song | " Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" | [25] | |||
Spirit | The Aloha Spirit | [26] | |||
Team sport | Heihei waʻa [a] | Also known as outrigger canoe paddling | [27] |
Island | Color | Flower or lei material |
Image |
---|---|---|---|
Hawai'i island (Big Island) |
Red | ʻŌhiʻa 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 | |
Sources: [29] [30] |
The state of Hawaii has adopted numerous symbols.
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] |
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
[a] Neomonachus schauinslandi |
Also known as the Hawaiian monk seal | [11] | ||
Marine mammal |
Koholā
[a] 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] |
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gemstone | ʻĒkaha kū moana [a] | Also known as the black coral | [17] |
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ʻAuana (modern) [18] musical instrument | ʻUkulele | [19] | |||
Dance | Hula | [20] | |||
Gesture | Shaka sign | [21] | |||
Individual sport | Heʻe nalu [a] | Also known as surfing | [22] | ||
Kahiko (traditional) [18] musical instrument | Pahu | [19] | |||
Language | Hawaiian and English | [23] [24] | |||
Song | " Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" | [25] | |||
Spirit | The Aloha Spirit | [26] | |||
Team sport | Heihei waʻa [a] | Also known as outrigger canoe paddling | [27] |
Island | Color | Flower or lei material |
Image |
---|---|---|---|
Hawai'i island (Big Island) |
Red | ʻŌhiʻa 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 | |
Sources: [29] [30] |