General Facts about the State of Hawaii
Nickname: The Aloha State
State Motto: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono
Translation: The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in Righteousness
State Song: Hawai�i Pono�i (meaning "Hawai�i's own")
State Bird: Nene goose (branta sandwicensis)
State Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale (megaptera novaeangliae)
State Fish: Humuhumunukunukuapua�a (rhinecanthus rectangulus)
State Flower: Yellow Hibiscus ()
State Tree: Kuku�i Nut / Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana)
State Gem: Black coral
Admitted To The Union: August 21, 1959 (the 50th state)
Capital: Honolulu
The State Seal has a heraldic shield in the center and a figure of King Kamehameha I on its right side and the Goddess of Liberty on its left.
Official Languages: English and Hawaiian
Geographic Area: 10,932 square miles
Number of Islands: 132 islands
Number of Populated Islands: 7 islands
Highest Point: 13,796 feet (Mauna Kea)
Wettest Place: Waialeale, on Kaua�i, is the wettest spot on earth, with an average of 397 inches of rain each year.
