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Hawaii fact page

Need to find a basic Hawaii fact? Writing a research paper for school? Planning on moving or visiting to the Islands and you want to know more about it? Or maybe you just love Hawaii.

Here is a list of State facts:

  • Hawaii state fish - Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
  • Hawaiian flag - commissioned by King Kamehameha I of Hawaii in 1816.
  • State marine mammal - humpback whale
  • Statehood - 1959
  • Hawaiian good luck sign - shaka hand sign
  • State motto - "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono" - The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
  • Hawaiian symbols - petroglyphs
  • State gem - black coral
  • Worlds tallest volcano - Mauna Kea 13796 feet (4,205 m) above sea level
  • Hawaii weather includes 10 of the 12 climate zones

Keep in mind that this entire site is about Hawaii... from the big and obvious, to the small little things about the Islands that you never knew. Learn about the history, as well as the present. Discover what makes Hawaii magical.




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