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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]
Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa "God be the Foundation of Samoa" The coat of arms of Samoa takes its inspiration from the United Nations , as New Zealand administered Western Samoa first as a League of Nations Mandate and then as a United Nations trusteeship until the country received its independence on 1 January 1962, as Western Samoa.
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
Hawaii.gov Ranked Among Top 10 State Government Websites Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards ...
Governors of some states, such as Washington and Oregon, simply use the state seal in their role as chief executive. Instead of a seal, the state of Hawaii uses a logo for the office of governor and lieutenant governor. This logo follows the design used by the White House logo.
Provisions for a seal for the state of Hawaii were enacted by the Territorial Legislature and approved by Governor William F. Quinn on June 8, 1959. [2] The passage of the Admission Act in 1959, admitted Hawaii as the 50th State of the United States of America on August 21, 1959.
Amerika Samoa [2] 1950 Bird: No official bird; see List of birds of American Samoa [2] Flower / Tree: Paogo (Ulafala) [5] Pandanus tectorius (officially designated as flower) [2] 1973 Plant: ʻAva [2] [5] 1973 Quarter: Quarter of American Samoa: 2009 License Plate: License Plate of American Samoa (current 2011 version features Fatu Rock) 2011
Oct. 29—Seven months after angry public helped to compel the state Department of Education to scale back a proposal to raise salaries of officials at the top levels of Hawaii's public school ...