§5-5  State seal, description.  The
great seal of the State shall be circular in shape, two and three-quarters
inches in diameter, and of the design being described, with the tinctures added
as a basis for the coat of arms as follows:



Arms.  An heraldic shield which is quarterly;
first and fourth, stripes of the Hawaiian flag; second and third, on a yellow
field, a white ball pierced on a black staff; overall, a green escutcheon with
a five-pointed yellow star in the center.



Supporters.  On the right side, Kamehameha I,
standing in the attitude as represented by the bronze statue in front of
Aliiolani Hale, Honolulu; cloak and helmet yellow; figure in natural colors. 
To the left, goddess of liberty, wearing a Phrygian cap and laurel wreath, and
holding in right hand the Hawaiian flag, partly unfurled.



Crest.  A rising sun irradiated in gold,
surrounded by a legend "State of Hawaii, 1959", on a scroll, black
lettering.



Motto.  "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka
pono" on the scroll at bottom, gold lettering.



Further accessories.  Below the shield, the
bird phoenix wings outstretched; arising from flames, body black, wings half
yellow, half dark red; also eight taro leaves, having on either side banana
foliage and sprays of maiden hair fern, trailed upwards. [L 1901, c 16, §1; RL
1925, §143; RL 1935, §7771; RL 1945, §12941; RL 1955, §14-5; am L 1957, c 29,
§1; am L 1959, c 272, §2; HRS §5-5]



 



Note



 



  The seal is the same as that of the Republic of Hawaii,
except that the latter was three inches in diameter and had the legend
"Republic of Hawaii".  See L 1896, p 272, joint resolution; CL §24.



















 



Great Seal of the



STATE OF HAWAII