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The explanation for the choice of colors is rooted in the history and customs of the Palauan people. The light blue of the field symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, and also represents the transition from foreign domination to self-government. [1] The golden disk, which sits slightly off-center toward the hoist, represents the full moon.
The umbrella terms Pacific Islands and Pacific Islanders may also take on several other meanings. [4] At times, the term Pacific Islands only refers to islands within the cultural regions of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, [5] [6] and to tropical islands with oceanic geology in general, such as Clipperton Island. [7]
All of the major islands celebrate Lei Day, and each island is symbolized in pageantry by a specific type of lei and a color. Hawaiʻi: red, ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) Maui: pink, lokelani (Rosa damascena) Kahoʻolawe: gray or silver, hinahina (Heliotropium anomalum var. argentum) Lānaʻi: orange, kaunaʻoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana)
Flag of the Cook Islands Federation: 1973 –1979: Flag of the Cook Islands: 1865 –1867: Flag of the Confederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Fiji: 1871 –1874: Flag of the Kingdom of Fiji: 1877 –1883: Flag of the Colony of Fiji: 1883 –1903: Flag of the Colony of Fiji: 1903 –1908: Flag of the Colony of Fiji: 1908 –1924: Flag of the ...
Inside the circle figures an emblem consisting of sail, ocean and a palm tree. The sail and ocean symbolise linkage and interchange, while the sail itself represents a canoe and symbolises movement and change. The palm tree symbolises wealth. The colors intend to mirror the clear night skies of the Pacific (the dark blue field and the white stars
Oceanic art or Oceanian art comprises the creative works made by the native people of the Pacific Islands and Australia, including areas as far apart as Hawaii and Easter Island. Specifically it comprises the works of the two groups of people who settled the area, though during two different periods.
In the 1950s, the residents had protested the adoption of a flag, citing the lack of a cohesive identity for the disparate group of islands, and the scheme was dropped. [ 2 ] The trust territory first adopted a flag on 24 October 1962, which featured a design of six white stars around a shade of blue based on the flag of the United Nations . [ 3 ]
The flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) consisted of a light blue field that contained six white stars centered in a circle pattern. The stars symbolized the six districts of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: the Marianas, the Marshall Islands, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei (including Kosrae), and Palau. The blue field ...