Statehood: Aug. 21, 1959
Origin of Name: Aaccording to one ancient Hawaiian legend, the islands were named in honor of the legendary Polynesian chief Hawai'i-loa, who is said to have been the discoverer of the islands. Another explantion is that the early Polynesian settlers named the islands after their far-off South Pacific homeland, which in ancuent times had been called Hawaiki
State Capital: Honolulu, on the island of Oahu
State Nickname: Aloha State
State Motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono" (The Life of the Land Is Prepetuated in Righteousness)
State Flag: The state flag features eight horizontal
stripes of red,white, and blue;and a Union Jack in the upper left-hand cornner. The eight stripes represent
the eight main islands of Hawai'i; the Union Jack is a reminder of
England's role in Hawai'i's history.
State Bird: Nene (Hawaiian Goose)
State Flower: Yellow hibiscus
State Tree: Kukui
Population Density: 149 people per sq. mi.(58 people per km.)
Population Distribution: 89 per cent urban, 11 per cent rural
Borders: Pacific Ocean
Highest Point: 13,796 feet
Lowest Point: sea level
Greatest Distances:
Area: 6,471sq. miles
Rank in Area Among the States:47th
This page was completed by Daniel in Ms. Martin's Language Arts
class.
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