Humuhumunukunukuapua`a or Hawaiian Trigger Fish(Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
Flower
Pua Aloalo or Ma`o-hau-hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei), Native Yellow Hibiscus (Picture)
Gem
Black Coral
Individual Sport
Surfing
Language
Hawaiian
Marine Mammal
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Order of Merit
Hawaiian
Popular Name
The Aloha State
Song
Hawai`i Pono`i
Team Sport
Outrigger Canoe Paddling
Tree
Kukui Tree (Aleurites Moluccana)
Island Colors
Hawai`i--The official color is Red. Maui--The official color is Pink. O`ahu--The official color is Golden Yellow. Kaua`i--The official color is Purple. Moloka`i--The official color is Green. Lana`i--The official color is Orange. Ni`ihau--The official color is White. Kaho`olawe--The official color is Gray.
Island Flowers
Hawai`i--`Ç hi`a lehua (Metrosideros macropus M. collina), also known as Pua lehuais, designated as the official flower. Maui--Lokelani, also known as Damask Rose (Rosa damascena), designated as the official flower. O`ahu--Pua `ilima from the native Dodder Shrubs (Sida fallax) designated as the official flower. Kaua`i--Mokihana from the native tree (Pelea anisata) designated as the official lei material. Moloka`i--Pua kukui, also known as the candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana), designated as the official lei material. Lana`i--Kauna`oa, also known as the Native Dodder (Cuscuta sandwichiana), designated as the official lei material. Ni`ihau--Pä pä, also known as the Momi, Laiki, and Kahelelani, designated as the official lei material. Kaho`olawe--Hinahina or Native Heliotrope (Heliotropium anomalum, var. argenteum) designated as the official lei material.
