Hawaii Genealogy Trails     Facts and Trivia about the State of Hawaii   State Flag Symbols State Bird: Nene State Dance: Hula State Flower: Yellow Hibiscus State Gem: Black Coral State Individual Sport: Surfing State Mammal: Hawaiian Monk Seal State Marine Mammal: Humpback Whale State Song: Hawai`i Pono`i State Team Sport: Outrigger Canoe Paddling State Tree: Kukui Tree   Island Colors Hawai`i -- The official color is Red. Maui -- The official color is Pink. O`ahu -- The official color is Golden Yellow. Kaua`i -- The official color is Purple. Moloka`i -- The official color is Green. Lana`i -- The official color is Orange. Ni`ihau -- The official color is White. Kaho`olawe -- The official color is Gray.   *The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii. *Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee. *More than one-third of the world's commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii. *Hawaii has its own time zone.  *There are four counties in Hawaii (Kauai; city and county of Honolulu; Maui; and Hawaii). *Hawaii is the only U.S. state whose majority of people are non-white *Electric lights illuminated Iolani Palace four years before the White house had them. *Hawaii has the oldest school west of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in Lahaina in 1831.   HOME © Genealogy Trails