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Welcome to All Things Hawaiian. Here
you will find resources on Club Information, Hawaiian culture and history.
Here is a brief listing of the basic information on the Great 50th State oh
Hawaii:
The Aloha State
Capital City: Honolulu
Location: 25.00201 N, 167.99880 W
Population: 1, 211, 537
(42nd in Union)
Bird:
The Nene (pronounced "nay-nay") is a land bird and a variety of goose. It has
adapted itself to life in the harsh lava country by transforming its webbed feet
into a claw-like shape and modifying its wing structure for shorter flights.
Hunting and wild animals all but destroyed the species until they were protected
by law and a restoration project established in 1949.
Coastline: 750 mi.
Constitution: 50th State
Statehood: August 21, 1959
Economy:
Agriculture: Sugarcane, pineapples, nursery stock, livestock, macadamia nuts.
Industry: Tourism, food processing, apparel, fabricated metal products, stone,
clay, and glass products.
Flag:
The State Flag has eight stripes (representing the eight major islands), of
white, red and blue; the field closely resembles the Union Jack of Great
Britain, from which the original flag apparently was designed.
Flower:
The state flower is the yellow Hibiscus Brackenridgei.
State Tree: A
Polynesian introduced plant species. the kukui, better known as the candlenut.
The nuts of this tree provided the ancient Hawaiians with light, oil, relishes,
and medicine.
Geology: Land Area:
6,427 sq. mi.; 47th
Highest Point: Mauna Kea; 13796 feet
Mauna Kea
Inland water: 46 sq.mi.
Largest City: Honolulu
Lowest Point: Pacific coast; Sea level
Motto:
The words Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono which mean "The life of the land
is perpetuated in righteousness." The saying is attributed to King Kamehameha
III on July 31, 1843, when the Hawaiian flag was once more raised after a brief
period of unauthorized ursurpation of authority by a British admiral.
Nickname: Aloha State /
Paradise of the Pacific
Origin of state's name: Could be based on native
Hawaiian word for homeland, "Owhyhee"
State Song:
Hawai‘i Pono‘i, written by King David Kalakaua and set to music by Prof.
Henry Berger, the Royal Bandmaster. It was also the anthem of the Kingdom and
the Territory of Hawaii.
Hawaii ponoi Nana i kou, moi
Kalani Alii, ke Alii.
Makua lani e Kamehameha e
Na kaua e pale Me ka ihe.
(Translation)
Hawaii's own true sons, be loyal to your chief
Your country's liege and lord, the Alii (1).
Father above us all, Kamehameha (2),
Who guarded in the war with his ihe (3).
1) Alii (ah-lee-ee) sovereign
2) Kamehameha (Kah-may'-ha-may'-ha) king who first unified the islands. 3) Ihe (ee-hay)
spear
Language:
Hawaii's two official languages are Hawaiian and English. The melodious
Hawaiian language is a polynesian dialect. There are only 12 letters in the
Hawaiian alphabet: vowels a, e, i, o, u; consonants h, k, l, m, n, p and w. In
order to clarify pronunciation, you will often see the glottal stop ( ‘ ) or
‘okina and macron used on words such as Hawai‘i.
Distance: Hawaii is the
most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles
from California, 3,850 miles from Japan, 4,900 miles from China and 5,280 miles
from the Philippines.
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