Seal of Hawaii

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Seal of Hawaii
Seal of the State of Hawaii, svg
Details
Introduced 1959
Motto (motto) Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono.

The seal of the US state of Hawaii was put into service by the Republic of Hawaii .

history

The seal is derived from various features of the heraldry of the Kingdom of Hawaii . After the annexation by the United States on July 7, 1898 and the assumption of state power on June 14, 1900, the words " Territory of Hawaii " replaced the republican lettering. With the referendum on August 21, 1959 for Hawaii joining the United States, this lettering was again replaced by the words " State of Hawaii ".

motto

Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii at the ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu

On the lower side of the seal is the motto of the state. It is the official motto of the former kingdom and was created by King Kamehameha III. introduced. He announced it on July 31, 1843 after the failed attempt to overthrow the British Lord George Paulet. " Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono " translated into German means "The life of the country is preserved by righteousness."

carrier

The seal shows two people. King Kamehameha I , who united the islands into one kingdom, is on the left. On the right stands the goddess of freedom and holds Ka Hae Hawaii , the flag of Hawaii . Both carriers hold the shield . Above the sign is a rising sun and the year 1959, when Hawaii became a state of the United States . Under the shield is a Phoenix consisting of a ring of eight Taroblättern , banana leaves and Frauenhaarfarnwedeln rises.

sign

The shield is divided into four areas. In the upper left and lower right quarters are the red, white, and blue stripes that represent the eight main Hawaiian islands. In the upper right and lower left quarter pūloʻuloʻu rods are depicted. They are the traditional insignia for kapu . The quarters are held together by a single star symbolizing the 50th star that was added to the flag of the United States when Hawaii joined.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The US Navy in Hawaii, 1826-1945: An Administrative History ; La Kuʻokoʻa: Events Leading to Independence Day, November 28, 1843 . In: The Polynesian (November 2000); The Morgan Report , pp. 500-503; The Morgan Report , pp. 503-517
  2. ↑ pūlo'ulo'u (2) in Hawaiian Dictionaries