Back Vlag van Hawaii Afrikaans علم هاواي Arabic علم هاواى ARZ Сцяг Гаваяў Byelorussian Zastava Havaja BS Bandera de Hawaii Catalan Vlajka Havaje Czech Baner Hawai'i Welsh Hawaiis flag Danish Flagge Hawaiis German
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| Ka Hae Hawaiʻi | |
| Use | Civil and state flag    |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | December 29, 1845[citation needed] |
| Design | Eight alternating horizontal stripes of white, red, and blue, with the United Kingdom's Union Flag (ratio 7:16) in the canton.[1] |
The Flag of Hawaii, also known as the Hawaiian flag,[a] is the official flag of the U.S. state of Hawaii, consisting of a field of eight horizontal stripes, in the sequence of white, red, blue, white, red, blue, white, red with a British Union Jack depicted as a canton (placed in the upper-left corner). It was first adopted in the mid 19th century by the Hawaiian Kingdom and then later became the official state flag when Hawaii was admitted into the United States as the 50th state in 1959.
The use of the British Union Jack flag is a legacy of the British Royal Navy's historical relations with the Hawaiian Kingdom and, in particular, the pro-British sentiment of its first ruler, King Kamehameha I. The current design has been in use since December 29, 1845.[citation needed] It was retained during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, and continued to be used by the Republic of Hawaii and by the Territory of Hawaii when it was a U.S. territory before being granted statehood.
The flag's eight stripes represent the main islands of the Hawaiian archipelago.
- ^ a b "[§5–19] Description of the Hawaiian flag". Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Article XV Section 3 State Flag". Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
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