File:Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii.svg

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English: The Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii adopted in 1845 during the reigns of King Kamehameha III. In 1842 Timothy Haalilio, Private Secretary to the King, and Royal Advisor the Rev. William Richards commissioned the College of Arms in London to prepare a design. The quartered shield has in its 1st and 4th quarters, the red, white and blue stripes representing the eight inhabited Hawaiian islands. The 2nd and 3rd quarters have two emblems of taboo (pulo'ulo'u) on yellow. The inescutcheon has crossed spears and the triangular flag on green. The shield in surmounted by the Crown of Hawaii. The dexter supporter represents Kamanawa holding a spear, the sinister Kameʻeiamoku holding a feather standard or kāhili, twin brothers who were both high chiefs and the Counselors of State to King Kamehameha I. The motto reads: "Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono" or "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness".

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19 February 2012

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Sodacan

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:32, 25 June 2022	681 × 671 (312 KB)	HapHaxion	reduce file size
	08:05, 19 February 2012	681 × 671 (416 KB)	Sodacan	Fixes
	07:51, 19 February 2012	681 × 671 (416 KB)	Sodacan	minor arrangement
	19:39, 18 February 2012	681 × 671 (453 KB)	Sodacan	minor details
	19:18, 18 February 2012	681 × 671 (453 KB)	Sodacan	Fix stripes
	18:48, 18 February 2012	681 × 671 (454 KB)	Sodacan	minor colour changes
	18:08, 18 February 2012	681 × 671 (454 KB)	Sodacan