Hawaii Fact 50 of 50: Hawaii’s State Motto

As this series of 50 facts about the 50th State was evolving, I decided weeks ago that I wanted Hawaii’s state motto to be the 50th fact. Why? Well, I feel that Hawaii’s state motto

captures the essence of the Aloha State.

Hawaii’s motto is a Hawaiian phrase, “Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono”, which literally translates to “the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.”  This motto was further explained to me to mean “to do what is right in your life and for the land.”

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  • Wow! - What a great series of posts. Its a shame that Hawaii isn't the 100th state, celebrating the 100th anniversary today. ;^)

  • Nice motto. this is actually the first of the 50 post on the facts of Hawaii that I have seen. Will be going through the rest.

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