4-11 The State of Hawaii

The great state of Hawaii officially became the 50th state on August 21, 1959.  Hawaii's two official languages are Hawaiian and English. The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian dialect. There are only 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet: A, E, H, I K, L, M, N, O, P, U, W and the 'okina (').  Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California, 3,850 miles from Japan, 4,900 miles from China and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.

Emblem/Symbol	Name of Emblem/Symbol	Adopted
Motto	Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."
Nickname	Aloha State
State Bird	Nene or Hawaiian Goose	1988
State Flower	Yellow Hibiscus	1988
State Song	Hawai'i Pono'i	1967
State Tree	Kukui	1959
State Flag		1816
State Seal		1959
State Fish	Triggerfish,	1985
State Marine Mammal	Humpback Whale	1979
State Dance	Hula	1999
State Gem	Black Coral	1987

Complete the questions below.

1.  Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, .

2.  The state tree is the

3.  The Black Coral is the state .

4.  Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono is the state .

5.  The state flower is the .

6.  The state nickname is the .

7.  The state flag was first adopted in .

8.  The Hawaiian alphabet has letters.

9.  The state bird is the or Hawaiian Goose.

10.  Hawai'i Pono'i is the state .