HRS §5-7

Official state popular name

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section gives Hawaii the official popular name "The Aloha State." It stays that way unless the state legislature changes it. This is a short, simple rule about the state's nickname.

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The statute, as written — State popular name

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

The name "The Aloha State" is adopted, established, and designated as the official "popular" name for the State, to be effective so long as the legislature of the State does not otherwise provide.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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