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| Designation |
Symbol / Emblem |
Adopted |
| Flag |
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1816 |
| Bird |
Nene (Branta sandwicensis) also known as the Hawaiian goose. |
1957 |
| Great Seal |
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1959 |
| Popular Name |
The Aloha State |
1959 |
| Tree |
Kukui Tree (Aleurites Moluccana) |
1959 |
| Song |
"Hawai`i Pono`i" |
1967 |
| Language |
Hawaiian |
1978 |
| Marine Mammal |
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) |
1979 |
| Aloha Spirit |
 |
1986 |
| Team Sport |
Outrigger Canoe Paddling |
1986 |
| Gem |
Black Coral |
1987 |
| Flower |
Pua Aloalo or Ma`o-hau-hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei) |
1988 |
| Order of Merit |
Hawaiian |
1993 |
| Individual Sport |
Surfing |
1998 |
| Dance |
Hula |
1999 |
| Island Colors |
| Hawai`i |
The official color is Red. |
| Maui |
The official color is Pink. |
| O`ahu |
The official color is Golden Yellow. |
| Kaua`i |
The official color is Purple. |
| Moloka`i |
The official color is Green. |
| Lana`i |
The official color is Orange. |
| Ni`ihau |
The official color is White. |
| Kaho`olawe |
The official color is Gray. |
|
2000 |
| Island Flowers |
| Hawai`i |
`Ç hi`a lehua (Metrosideros macropus M. collina), also known as Pua lehuais, designated as the official flower. |
| Maui |
Lokelani, also known as Damask Rose (Rosa damascena), designated as the official flower. |
| O`ahu |
Pua `ilima from the native Dodder Shrubs (Sida fallax) designated as the official flower. |
| Kaua`i |
Mokihana from the native tree (Pelea anisata) designated as the official lei material. |
| Moloka`i |
Pua kukui, also known as the candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana), designated as the official lei material. |
| Lana`i |
Kauna`oa, also known as the Native Dodder (Cuscuta sandwichiana), designated as the official lei material. |
| Ni`ihau |
Pä pä, also known as the Momi, Laiki, and Kahelelani, designated as the official lei material. |
| Kaho`olawe |
Hinahina or Native Heliotrope (Heliotropium anomalum, var. argenteum) designated as the official lei material. |
|
2000 |
| Fish |
Humuhumunukunukuapua`a (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) also known as the rectangular trigger fish or Hawaiian trigger fish |
1985
2006 |
| Mammal |
Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) |
2008 |
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