HAWAII'S FACTS 1)nickname is the aloha state 2)state anthem is "Hawaii's own true sons" 3)State symbol is hibiscus yellow flower (1988). 4)Only state that grows coffee. 5)More than one third of pineapples come from Hawaii. 6)Only 12 letters in alphabet -vowels: a, e, I, o, u -consonants: h, k, l, m, n, p, w 7)Hawaii was the 50th state added to the union on August 20th ,195 8)Honolulu Hawaii is the capital -John A. Burns is second governor -building opened on March 16, 1969 9)Largest city is Honolulu 10)State nickname is Aloha State 11)State bird is the Hawaiian goose 12)State mammal is Monk seal 13)Motto is:"The life of the island is perpetuated in righteousness 14)Hawaiian word for homeland (owhyhee)