Portal:Hawaii/State Facts


 * Nickname: The Aloha State
 * Capital and largest city: Honolulu
 * Governor: Josh Green (D)
 * Lieutenant Governor: Sylvia Luke (D)
 * Total area: 6,471 miles²
 * Population (2010 census): 1,360,301
 * Date admitted to the Union: August 21, 1959
 * Form of Government: Republic
 * Senators: Mazie Hirono (D), Brian Schatz (D)
 * Representatives: Ed Case (D), Jill Tokuda (D)

State Symbols:
 * Mammal: Hawaiian Monk Seal
 * Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale
 * Land Mammal: Ōpe`ape`a (Hawaiian Hoary Bat)
 * Bird: Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose)
 * Fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaa (Reef Triggerfish)
 * Flower: Yellow hibiscus
 * Gem: Black coral
 * Insect: Pulelehua (Kamehameha Butterfly)
 * Plant: Kalo (Taro)
 * Soil: Hilo
 * Tree: Kukui (Aleurites Moluccana)
 * Endemic Tree: `Ōhi`a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha)
 * Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka āina i ka pono
 * Song: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī
 * Musical Instrument (`auana): Ukulele
 * Musical Instrument (kahiko): Pahu
 * Individual Sport: Surfing
 * Team Sport: Outrigger Canoe Paddling