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State Facts
Full Name - State of Hawaii
Admitted to the Union (Rank) - August 21, 1959 (50th)
Population 2012 (Rank) - 1,392,313 (40th)
Land Area (Rank) - 6,423 square miles; 16,635 square kilometers (47th)
Capital - Honolulu
State Nicknames - 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
HAWAII State Flag