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The plaque on the deck of the USS Missouri marking the site of the surrender ceremony that ended World War II on August 15, 1945 in Tokyo Bay. |
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Website : www.hawaii.gov |
Capital
: Honolulu |
Highest
point : Mauna
Kea, 13, 796 feet |
Area : 10,932 square miles,
43rd largest state |
Population : 1,211,537
(2000 US census) |
Motto
: The life of the land
is perpetuated in righteousness.
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Admitted to
Union : August 21, 1959 |
State
Song : "Hawai`i Pono`i" |
State Bird
: Nene (Hawaiian goose) |
State Flower : Yellow Hibiscus
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State Tree : Kukui
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