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Hawaii

The State in Brief

Nickname: Aloha State

Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)

Flower: Hibiscus

Bird: Hawaiian goose

Area: 10,930 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 43rd)

Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 13,796 feet above sea level Climate: Mild, tropical

Admitted to Union: August 21, 1959

Capital: Honolulu

Head Official: Governor Linda Lingle (R) (until 2006)

Population

1980: 965,000

1990: 1,135,000

2000: 1,211,537

2004 estimate: 1,262,840

Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.3%

U.S. rank in 2004: 42nd

Percent of residents born in state: 56.9% (2000)

Density: 188.6 people per square mile (2000)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 75,238

Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)

White: 294,102

Black or African American: 22,003

American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,535

Asian: 503,868

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 113,539

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 87,699

Other: 15,147

Age Characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 78,163

Population 5 to 19 years old: 249,088

Percent of population 65 years and over: 13.3%

Median age: 36.2 years (2000)

Vital Statistics

Total number of births (2003): 18,068

Total number of deaths (2003): 8,955 (infant deaths, 139)

AIDS cases reported through 2003: 1,318

Economy

Major industries: Government; services; finance, insurance, and real estate; agriculture; tourism

Unemployment rate: 2.9% (January 2005)

Per capita income: $30,589 (2003; U.S. rank: 22nd)

Median household income: $49,839 (3-year average, 2001-2003)

Percentage of persons below poverty level: 10.7% (3-year average, 2001-2003)

Income tax rate: Ranges from 1.4% to 8.25%

Sales tax rate: 4.0%