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Hawaii
Motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono" Hawaiian - "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"
Nicknames: Official - "The Aloha State"; also "The Pineapple State" and "Paradise of the Pacific"
Capital: Honolulu
Population: 1,257,608 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 42nd in US State Population
Size: Comprised of 132 islands; Hawaii is the world's longest island chain, spanning 1,523 miles. The islands cover 10,932 square miles; 43rd largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Hawaiian Goose
State Flower: Hibiscus
Though Captain James Cook called the islands that he discovered in 1778 the Sandwich Islands in honor of the Earl of Sandwich, by 1819 King Kamehameha the first united the islands under his rule as the Kingdom of Hawaii. The name Hawaii comes from a combination of the words "Hawa" and "ii" which means "a small or new homeland."
Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959. It was the 50th state to become part of the Union.
People who are native to Hawaii are called Hawaiians. People who live in Hawaii but are not natives, even if born in the state, are referred to as Hawaii residents.
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