Todd Schoonover50th State: Hawaii
Hawaii (HI) 43-bananapancakes
Capital: Honolulu
Largest City: Honolulu
Area: 10,931 sq. mi. (43rd in US)
Population: 1,360,301 in 2010 (40th in US)
Nicknames: Aloha State, Rainbow State, Paradise of the Pacific, Youngest State
Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘aina i ka pono (“The life of the land is perpetuated by righteousness”)
Song: “Hawai’i pono’i” by Kalakaua/Berger
Colors: (by island) Red, Pink, Golden Yellow, Purple, Green, Orange, White, Gray
Flower: Hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei)
Bird: Nene
Tree: Kukui (Aleurites moluccana)
Dance: Hula
Team Sport: Outrigger canoe paddling
Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale
Mammal: Hawaiian monk seal
Gem: Black coral
Fish: Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
Individual Sport: Surfing
Admission to Union: August 21, 1959 8 months ago













