{"id":3565,"date":"2018-01-16T19:27:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T19:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etdht.com\/?page_id=3565"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:50:25","slug":"hawaii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etdht.com\/?page_id=3565","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hawaii State Government<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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Hawaii<\/strong>\u00a0comes from the Polynesian word\u00a0hawaiki<\/em>, meaning place of the Gods. It was, however, originally named the Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the late 1700s.<\/h1>\n

Capital:<\/strong> <\/span>Honolulu<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

Largest Cities:<\/strong> <\/span>Haleiwa<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Hilo<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Ka Lae<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Kaila<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Kaneohe<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Kapa<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Lahaina<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Lanai City<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Lihue<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Waipahu<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

(Please Note: The only official city websites are Honolulu and Haleiwa. If you have a better site, please let me know.)<\/span><\/h1>\n

Organized As a Territory:<\/strong> 1900<\/span><\/h1>\n

Entered Union:<\/strong> August 21, 1959 (50)<\/span><\/h1>\n

Motto:<\/strong> “The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness”<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Flower:<\/strong> Yellow Hibiscus<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Tree: <\/strong>Kukui (Candlenut)<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Bird: <\/strong>Nene (Hawaiian goose)<\/span><\/h1>\n

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State Dog:<\/strong> Not Specified<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Insect:<\/strong> Not Specified<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Song: <\/strong>“Hawaii Ponoi”<\/span><\/h1>\n

Nickname:<\/strong> Aloha State<\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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