Flag of Hawaii

Flag of Hawaii
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	1: 2
Officially accepted:	December 29, 1845

Governor's flag

Ka Hae Hawaiʻi is the flag of the US state of Hawaii . It was introduced in 1816 and is therefore one of the oldest unchanged flags in the world, because it was also the official symbol of the archipelago as a kingdom (until 1893), during the provisional government (1893-1894), and republic (1894-1898) and as US territory (1898–1959). It is also the only flag of a US state that has the British Union Jack as a component.

Since 1990, July 31st has been celebrated in Hawaii as Flag Day ( Ka Hae Hawaiʻi ).

description

The flag of Hawaii in Haleakalā National Park

The flag consists of eight horizontal stripes that alternate from above in the colors white, red and blue. They symbolize the eight main islands of the archipelago: Hawaiʻi , Oʻahu , Kauaʻi , Kahoʻolawe , Lānaʻi , Maui , Molokaʻi and Niʻihau . The Gösch is the Union Jack ingested.

history

There are several theories about the origin of the flag. Most historians attribute the design to an officer in the British fleet who modeled it on the flag of the United Kingdom . According to a popular version, however, it represents a mixture of the flags of the United States and Great Britain, with which King Kamehameha I tried to appease the two rival great powers.

date	flag	image
1793-1794	Red Ensign
1794-1816	Union flag (probably until 1801)
1816-1843	Early version of today's flag
July 1843 – February 1893	Current flag after the withdrawal of the British
February 1893 – April 1893	US flag
1894-1898	Republic of Hawaii
1898-1959	U.S. Territory of Hawaii
1959 – today	Official state flag

Web links

Commons : Flags of Hawaii  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Hawaii State Flag (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ hae in Hawaiian Dictionaries