State Facts

Full Name

State of Hawaii

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

August 21, 1959 (50th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

1,211,537 (42nd)

Land Area (Rank)

6,423 square miles; 16,635 square kilometers (47th)

Capital

Honolulu

Postal Abbreviation

HI

State Nickname

The Aloha State

Motto

Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)

Song

“Hawaii Panoi” (music by Capt. Henri Berger, words by King Kalakaua)

State Symbols

Flower: Yellow hibiscus
Tree: Candlenut
Bird: Hawaiian goose
Gem: Black coral

Economy

Agriculture:
- Sugarcane,
- pineapples,
- nursery stock,
- livestock,
- macadamia nuts
Industry:
- Tourism;
- food processing;
- apparel;
- fabricated metal products;
- stone, clay, and glass products