Hawaii (HI)
Hawaii's Web Site Capital City: Honolulu Nickname: Aloha State / Paradise of the Pacific Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.) Statehood: August 21, 1959 (50th) Origin of State's Name: Possibly based on native Hawaiian word for homeland, "Owhyhee." Largest Cities: Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua, Kaneohe, Pearl City Border States: None Land Area: 6,423 sq. mi.; 47th largest State's Bird: Nene (Hawaiian goose) State's Flower: Pua Aloalo State's Tree: Kukui - Candlenut State's Song: Hawaii Ponoi - Hawaii's Own |