Origin of State Name : Unknown. The name may stem from Hawaii Loa, traditional discoverer of the islands, or from Hawaiki, the traditional Polynesian homeland.

Nickname : The Aloha State.

Capital : Honolulu.

Entered Union : 21 August 1959 (50th). SONG: "Hawaii Ponoi."

Motto : Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness).

Flag : Eight horizontal stripes, alternately white, red, and blue, represent the major islands, with the British Union Jack (reflecting the years that the islands were under British protection) in the upper left-hand corner.

Bird : Nene (Hawaiian goose).

Flower : Pua aloalo (yellow hibiscus).

Population : 1,211,537; 42nd, 12/00

Country : 5 counties

Tree : Kukue tree (candlenut).

Agriculture : Sugarcane, pineapples, nursery stock, livestock, macadamia nuts.

Industry : Tourism, food processing, apparel, fabricated metal products, stone, clay, and glass products.