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Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈuə ˈmɐw ke ˈɛə o kə ˈʔaːi.nə i kə ˈpo.no]) is a Hawaiian phrase, spoken by Kamehameha III, and adopted in 1959 as the state motto. [1] It is most commonly translated as "the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."
The State of Independence [1] [27] Rhode Island: Fun-Sized The Ocean State Unwind [1] [28] South Carolina: Made for Vacation Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places. [29] South Dakota: My Great Place Your American Journey Great Faces, Great Places [30] Tennessee: Sounds Good to Me [citation needed] Texas: It's Like a Whole Other Country [31] Utah ...
The Flag of Hawaii [1] Seal: The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii [2] Motto "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness") — [3] Popular name "The Aloha State" — [4]
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...
Pono (pronounced) is a Hawaiian word commonly rendered as "righteousness".For instance, the Hawaii state motto: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono or "The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness".
As a strategically valuable U.S. territory, Hawaii was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, which brought it global and historical significance, and contributed to America's entry into World War II. Hawaii is the most recent state to join the union, on August 21, 1959. [18]
Hawaii Welcome sign for Hawaii: Idaho A welcome sign for Idaho, with a smaller sign noting entry into Pacific Standard Time: Illinois The Illinois welcome sign, with the second I replaced by the state's shape: Indiana Welcome sign for Indiana, with the text over a red shape of the state: Iowa Iowa welcome sign on Interstate 29: Kansas Welcome ...