Hawaii (U.S.)

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by Mario Fabretto, 24 February 1998

• Legal Description
• History
  • Historical Variant
• Governor's Flag
• State Military Crest

See also:

• Honolulu
• Historical flags of Hawaii
• Hawaii - Independence Movements
• United States of America
• States of the United States

In 1960, a star was added, representing Hawaii, bringing the total number of stars on the U.S. flag to 50. There are thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.

Hawaii Revised Statutes
Section 5-19. Description of the Hawaiian flag. The official description of the Hawaiian flag as authorized to represent the State of Hawaii on land and sea, and authorized for executive state agencies, second to the stars and stripes of the United States shall be:

1. The Hawaiian flag shall consist of eight horizontal stripes, alternately white, red, blue, etc., beginning at the top, having a jack cantoned in the dexter chief angle next to the point of suspension;
2. The jack shall consist of a blue field charged with a compound saltire (crossing) of alternate tincture white and red, the white having precedence; a narrow edge of white borders each red side of the saltire;
3. A red cross bordered with white is charged (placed) over all;
4. The proportion shall be as follows:
         (A) The fly (length) is twice the hoist (width);
         (B) The jack is half the hoist (width) in breadth and 7-16 the fly in length;
         (C) The arms of the red cross wi