Capital
City: |
Honolulu |
|
Nickname: |
Aloha State /
Paradise of the Pacific |
Motto: |
Ua mau ke ea o
ka aina I ka pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in
righteousness.) |
Statehood: |
August 21, 1959
(50th) |
Origin
of State's Name: |
Possibly based
on native Hawaiian word for homeland, "Owhyhee." |
Largest
Cities: |
Honolulu, Hilo,
Kailua, Kaneohe, Pearl City |
Border
States: |
None |
Land
Area: |
6,423 sq. mi.;
47th largest |
State
Bird: |
Nene (Hawaiian
goose) |
State
Flower: |
Pua Aloalo
(hibiscus brackenridgei) |
State
Tree: |
Kukui -
Candlenut (aleurites moluccana) |
State
Song: |
Hawaii Ponoi -
Hawaii's Own |
E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 111th Congress
U.S. Senate: 111th Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |