Flag of Hawaii
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| Name | Ka Hae Hawaiʻi |
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| Use | Civil and state flag |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | December 29, 1845 |
| Design | 8 alternating horizontal stripes of white, red, and blue, with a Union flag in the canton. |
The flag of the state of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ka Hae Hawaiʻi) is the official flag symbolizing Hawaii as a U.S. state. The same flag had also previously been used by the kingdom, protectorate, republic, and territory of Hawaii. It is the only U.S. state flag to feature the Union flag of the United Kingdom, a remnant of the British Empire's influence on Hawaiian history.
The canton of the flag of Hawaii contains the Union Flag of the United Kingdom, prominent over the top quarter closest to the flag mast. The field of the flag is composed of eight horizontal stripes, symbolizing the eight major islands (Hawaiʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi and Niʻihau). Other versions of the flag have only seven stripes, probably representing the islands with the exception of Kahoʻolawe or Niʻihau. The color of the stripes, from the top down, follows the sequence: white, red, blue, white, red, blue, white, red. The colors were standardized in 1843, although other combinations have been seen and are occasionally still used.
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