City and State Information for Hawaii

Cities and Towns

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Hawaii Facts and Statistics

Capital	Honolulu (on Oahu)
Date entered the Union	Aug. 21, 1959 (50th)
Land Area	6,423 sq mi. (16,637 sq km)
Population Density	188.6 people per square mile
Record High Temperature (F)	100 (April 27, 1931)
Record High Temperature (C)	38
Record Low Temperature (F)	12 (May 17, 1979)
Record Low Temperature (C)	–11
Average Elevation	3,030 feet
High Elevation	13,796 feet
Low Elevation	Sea level

Origin of the name Hawaii: Uncertain. The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.

State Symbols

A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Hawaii along with the year they became official.

Flower	Hibiscus (Yellow) (1988)
Song	“Hawaii Ponoi” (1967)
Bird	Nene (Hawaiian Goose) (1957)
Tree	Kukui (Candlenut) (1959)