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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") — [3] Popular name "The Aloha State" — [4]
The passage of the Admission Act in 1959, admitted Hawaii as the 50th State of the United States of America on August 21, 1959. The seal of the Territory of Hawaii was the same as the seal of the republic, except that it had "Territory of Hawaii" placed at the top and "1900" (signifying the year that the territorial government officially was ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii; Linda Ichiyama; 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
It was first adopted in the early 19th century by the Kingdom of Hawaii and became the official flag when Hawaii became a US state in 1959. The use of a British flag is a legacy of the Royal Navy 's historical relations with the Hawaiian Kingdom and, in particular, the pro-British sentiment of its first ruler, King Kamehameha I .
Hawaii is the southernmost U.S. state and the second westernmost after Alaska. Like Alaska, Hawaii borders no other U.S. state. It is the only U.S. state not in North America, and the only one completely surrounded by water and entirely an archipelago. In addition to the eight main islands, the state has many smaller islands and islets.