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The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii was designated officially by Act 272 of the 1959 Territorial Legislature and is based on the territorial seal. [1] Modifications to the territorial seal included the use of the words "State of Hawaii" at the top and "1959" within the circle. Provisions for a seal for the state of Hawaii were enacted by the ...
The history of Hawaii is the story of human settlements in the Hawaiian Islands beginning with their discovery and settlement by Polynesian people between 940 and 1200 AD. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first recorded and sustained contact with Europeans occurred by chance when British explorer James Cook sighted the islands in January 1778 during his third ...
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A great seal is a seal used by a head of state, or someone authorised to do so on their behalf, to confirm formal documents, such as laws, treaties, appointments and letters of dispatch. It was and is used as a guarantee of the authenticity of the most important and solemn records and documents.
Seal of the State of Hawaii bearing the motto Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈuə ˈmɐw ke ˈɛə o kə ˈʔaːi.nə i kə ˈpo.no] ) is a Hawaiian phrase , spoken by Kamehameha III , and adopted in 1959 as the state motto. [ 1 ]
(2) Supporters — In the center of the seal, coconut trees are shown below an erupting mountain, flanked on the right by the sun with beaming rays. The lower half of the seal shows the ocean with a man in an outrigger canoe. The outside of the seal is surrounded by the legend “County of Hawai‘i — State of Hawai‘i.”
English: The Great Seal of the Republic of Hawaii, in use from 1896 to 1901. Designed by Viggo Jacobsen. Designed by Viggo Jacobsen. Approved by Sanford B. Dole, the President of the Republic of Hawaii on the 25 May 1869.
English: The Great Seal of the Territory of Hawaii, in use from 1901 to 1959. Original design approved by Sanford B. Dole, the President of the Republic of Hawaii. Original design approved by Sanford B. Dole, the President of the Republic of Hawaii.