pineapples
macadamia nuts
surfing
bird of paradise (flower)
Capital: Honolulu
Motto: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
Hawaii State Seal
Bird: Nene or Hawaiian Goose
Dance: Hula
Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
Fish: Humuhumunukunuku apua'a (Hawaiian Trigger Fish)
Gemstone: Black coral
Marine Mammal: Humpback whales
Song:Hawaii Ponoi (Hawaii's Own)
Tree: Kukui also known as the Candlenut
Things to Know
Mount Waialeale on Kauai is the wettest place on earth. It receives annually 460 inches of rain.
Mauna Loa located on the island of Hawaii is the largest volcano on Earth.
Ka Lae on the island of Hawaii is the southern most point of the USA.
Hawaii was a kingdom until 1775, when it was discovered by Captain James Cook and renamed the "Sandwich Islands" after the Earl of Sandwich.
The State of Hawaii is comprised of eight major islands: Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niiahu. 75% of Hawaii's people live on Oahu. Hawaii was originally ruled by Polynesian monarchs before it became a republic in 1894.
Famous Hawaiians
Kaahumanu (1772?-1832) Hawaiian queen
Kamehameha I first Hawaiian king
Kamehameha V last of the dynasty
Liliuokalani (1838 - 1917) queen, last Hawaiian monarch
Ellison Onizuka (1946-1986) astronaut
Merlin Tuttle mammalogist