HCC §2-154
What the County of Hawaii seal looks like
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section describes the official county seal, including its shape, size, and the picture on it. It also shows a drawing and an impression of the seal. The seal has a Hawaiian scene with a mountain, sun, coconut trees, and a canoe, plus the county name and motto.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — County seal description
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The seal of the County shall be circular in shape, approximately two inches in diameter, and the design being described as follows: (1) Description — A Hawaiian scene showing the mountain, the sun, coconut trees and a canoe on the ocean. (2) Supporters — In the center of the seal, coconut trees are shown below an erupting mountain, flanked on the right by the sun with beaming rays. The lower half of the seal shows the ocean with a man in an outrigger canoe. The outside of the seal is surrounded by the legend “County of Hawai‘i — State of Hawai‘i.” (3) Motto — “Ola Na Moku,” meaning the Islands Prosper, is also shown on the seal. (b) A line drawing or replica of the County seal described in subsection (a) is shown as follows: (c) The impress of the County seal described in subsection (a) is shown as follows: (1985, ord 85-28, sec 1; am 1990, ord 90-52, sec 2.)2-154
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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