How to Identify the State Symbols of Hawaii

Amaze everyone you meet in your travels to Hawaii with your knowledge about the state. Here are some state facts, symbols and trivia.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. The state bird is the Nene.

2. The state dance is the Hula.

3. The state flower is the Pua Aloalo.

4. The state fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, also known as the Hawaiian Triggerfish.

5. The state gemstone is Black Coral.

6. The state song is "Hawai'i Pono'i." (See Resources below for the lyrics.)

7. The state motto is "The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness."

8. The state nickname is "The Aloha State."

9. A person from Hawaii is called a "Hawaiian."

[mrdarryl]

on 8/2/2009 Step 9 should be clarified with a caveat. The political correct term for a person of Hawaiian ethnicity is "Native Hawaiian".

[Hawaiian808]

on 12/4/2008 E kala mai (sorry), I meant 1778*

[Hawaiian808]

on 12/4/2008 'A'ole (NO), A person from Hawai'i is not called a Hawaiian. A person that has koko (Blood) is Hawaiian, meaning a person whose heritage dates back to the Kanaka maoli that lived in Hawai'i before 1776, the year the westerners arrived. A generalized person from Hawai'i is called a local or a kama'aina.