Hawaii Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

August 21, 1959 - Hawaii was the 50th state.

Hawaii State Capital:

Honolulu

State Nickname:

Aloha State

State Motto:

Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono.
Translation: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness

Hawaii State Bird:

Nene, the Hawaiian Goose

Hawaii State Flower:

Hibiscus

Hawaii State Tree:

Kukui

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Honolulu

Famous People From Hawaii :

• Daryl Cagle, Cartoonist
• James Dole, Pineapple Entrepreneur
• Don Ho, Entertainer
• Robert Kiyosaki, Author
• Liliuokalani, Last Hawaiian Queen
• Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Candidate
• Roy Yamaguchi, Chef