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Facts and Trivia about the State of Hawaii
State Flag
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Symbols
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Bird: Nene
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Dance: Hula
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Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
State Gem:
Black Coral
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Individual Sport: Surfing
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Mammal: Hawaiian Monk Seal
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Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale
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Song: Hawai`i Pono`i
State Team
Sport: Outrigger Canoe Paddling
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Tree: Kukui Tree
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Island Colors
Hawai`i The official
color is Red.
Maui The official color is Pink.
O`ahu The official color is Golden Yellow.
Kaua`i The official color is Purple.
Moloka`i The official color is Green.
Lana`i The official color is Orange.
Ni`ihau The official color is White.
Kaho`olawe The official color is Gray.
*The state of Hawaii consists
of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai,
Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.
*Hawaii is the only state
that grows coffee.
*More than one-third of the
world's commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii.
*Hawaii has its own time zone.
*There are four counties in Hawaii (Kauai; city and county of
Honolulu; Maui; and Hawaii).
*Hawaii is the only U.S.
state whose majority of people are non-white
*Electric lights illuminated
Iolani Palace four years before the White house had them.
*Hawaii has the oldest school
west of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in Lahaina in 1831.
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