- Nickname: Aloha State
- Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono
(The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
- Flower: Hibiscus
- Bird: Hawaiian goose
- Area: 10,930 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 43rd)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 13,796 feet
above sea level Climate: Mild, tropical
- Admitted to Union: August 21, 1959
- Capital: Honolulu
- Head Official: Governor Linda Lingle (R) (until
2006)
- Population
- 1980: 965,000
- 1990: 1,135,000
- 2000: 1,211,537
- 2004 estimate: 1,262,840
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.3%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 42nd
- Percent of residents born in state: 56.9% (2000)
- Density: 188.6 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 75,238
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 294,102
- Black or African American: 22,003
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,535
- Asian: 503,868
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 113,539
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 87,699
- Other: 15,147
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 78,163
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 249,088
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 13.3%
- Median age: 36.2 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 18,068
- Total number of deaths (2003): 8,955 (infant
deaths, 139)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 1,318
- Economy
- Major industries: Government; services; finance,
insurance, and real estate; agriculture; tourism
- Unemployment rate: 2.9% (January 2005)
- Per capita income: $30,589 (2003; U.S. rank:
22nd)
- Median household income: $49,839 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 10.7%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 1.4% to 8.25%
- Sales tax rate: 4.0%
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