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Metrosideros polymorpha, the ʻōhiʻa lehua, [4] is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi. It is a member of the diverse Metrosideros genus, which are widespread over the southwest Pacific. It is the state tree of Hawai'i. [5]
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, ... Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: ... Hawaii: Candlenut tree (kukui) Aleurites moluccanus: 1959 [18]
State Food type Food name Image Year & citation Alabama: State cookie Yellowhammer cookie: 2023 [1]: State nut: Pecan: 1982 [2]: State fruit: Blackberry: 2004 [3]: State tree fruit
Kamapuaʻa, the hog-man fertility demigod, was said to be able to transform into a kukui tree. [44] One of the legends told of Kamapuaʻa: one day, a man beat his wife to death and buried her beneath Kamapuaʻa while he was in tree form. [citation needed] Kukui was named the state tree of Hawaii on 1 May 1959 [45] due to its multitude of uses. [46]
Tree: Kukui tree Aleurites moluccanus: Also known as the candlenut tree [16] Snails (kāhuli) Succinea konaensis Lyropupa striatula Pleuropoma laciniosa kahoolawensis Auriculella lanaiensis Laminella venusta Kaala subrutila Erinna newcombi Collonista verruca Endodonta christenseni. Nine endemic snail species, one for each of the main Hawaiian ...
Pages in category "Trees of Hawaii" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acacia koa;
Hawaiian hibiscus are seven species of hibiscus native to Hawaii.The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. Most commonly grown as ornamental plants in the Hawaiian Islands are the non-native Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and its numerous hybrids, though the native Hibiscus arnottianus is occasionally planted.
Article XV, Section 1 of the Constitution uses The State of Hawaii. [27] Diacritics were not used because the document, drafted in 1949, [28] predates the use of the ʻokina ʻ and the kahakō in modern Hawaiian orthography. The exact spelling of the state's name in the Hawaiian language is Hawaiʻi.