Hawaii

• Admitted to statehood: August 21, 1959
• Origin of name: Maybe derived from the native word homeland; the word is Hawaiki, or Owyhyyee
• Capital: Honolulu
• Nickname: "Aloha State"
• Motto: "Ua Mau Ke Ea Aina I Ka Pono" (Translation:"The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in Righteousness")
• Bird: Hawaiian Goose
• Flower: Red Hibiscus
• Song: "Hawaii Ponoi"
• Tree: Candlenut
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