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State Seal. The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii is circular in shape, two and three-quarters inches in diameter, and of the design being described, with the tinctures added as the basis for the coat of arms. The Hawaii state seal represents Hawaii's nation.
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." [2][3] An alternative translation, which ...
Flag. 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") —.
The flag of Hawaii was first adopted in the early 19th century by the Hawaiian Kingdom and continued to be used after its overthrow in 1893.It is the only U.S. state flag to feature a foreign country's national flag—that of the Union Jack—which commemorates the British Royal Navy's historical relations with the Kingdom of Hawaii, and in particular the pro-British sentiment of its first ...
Seals of governors of the U.S. states are the primary symbols of the executive office of the governor in several states of the United States, similar in concept to the seal of the president of the United States and seal of the vice president of the United States. Governors of some states, such as Washington and Oregon, simply use the state seal ...
Pūloʻuloʻu are often called " kapu sticks". They were symbol of the authority and protection of the aliʻi (chiefs) of Ancient Hawaii and also represented the mana (spiritual power) of the aliʻi. [1] [2] It was made by wrapping bundles of kapa cloth on a stick. They were given ancestral names and placed in areas of prominence.
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The legal status of Hawaii is an evolving legal matter as it pertains to United States law. [citation needed] The US Federal law was amended in 1993 with the Apology Resolution which "acknowledges that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and further acknowledges that the Native Hawaiian people never directly ...