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Hawaii State Flower:
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The pua aloalo, or yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei) was designated the official state flower of Hawaii in 1988 (also called ma`o-hau-hele). Each Hawaiian island also designates an official flower or lei material: Hawai'i: red pua lehua ('ohi'a blossom), Maui: lokelani (pink Damask rose), O'ahu: pua 'ilima, Kaua'i: mokihana berry, Moloka'i - Pua Kukui (blossom of candlenut tree), Lana'i: kauna'oa (native dodder), Ni'ihau: pupu (tiny seashells), and Kaho'olawe: hinahina (native beach heliotrope).
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Hawaii's Flowers: Aloha-Hawaii |
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State Flowers - 50 States List
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eternal flame |
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