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Symbol Description Year Image Source Bird: Nēnē Branta sandvicensis: Also known as the Hawaiian goose [5] Endemic tree: ʻŌhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha [6] Fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus: Also known as the reef triggerfish [7] Flower: Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray Also known as ...
Pages in category "Symbols of Hawaii" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Flag of Hawaii, or Hawaiian flag, is the official flag of the U.S. state of Hawaii, consisting of a field of eight horizontal stripes, in the sequence white, red, blue, white, red, blue, white, red with a British Union Jack in the upper-left corner, or canton.
A statue of Hawaiian deity. Hawaiian narrative or mythology, tells stories of nature and life. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian narrative, developing its own unique character for several centuries before about 1800. It is associated with the Hawaiian religion. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century ...
The "shaka" sign. The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose" is a gesture with friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.It consists of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled, and gesturing in salutation while presenting the front or back of the hand; the wrist may be rotated back and forth for emphasis.
Today, the current State of Hawaii flag (with variations) was adopted in 1896 and officially adopted in 1945. Inverted national flags signify distress. The inverted Hawaiian flag has come to symbolize a nation in distress and is the main symbol of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
List of Hawaii state symbols; List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia; List of justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii; List of presidents of the Hawaii Senate; List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania; List of speakers of the Hawaii House of Representatives; Majority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives
[7] [8] The pūloʻuloʻu are also displayed at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii at Mauna ʻAla where they are placed in the chapel and where metal representations are placed outside the chapels and the crypts. [9] The coat of arms of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the seal of the State of Hawaii features the pūloʻuloʻu as a symbol of authority. [2] [10]