What is Flag of Hawaii?
{{Infobox flag |Name = Hawai'i |Article = |Image = Flag of Hawaii.svg |Alt = Flag of Hawaii |Nickname = {{lang|haw|Ka Hae Hawai{{okina}}i}} |Use = 110000 |Symbol = |Proportion =1:2 |Adoption = {{Start date and age|1845|12|29|}} |Design = Eight alternating horizontal stripes of white, red, and blue, with a Union flag in the canton |Designer = }} The '''[[flag]] of [[Hawaii]]''' (Hawaiian: Ka Hae Hawaiʻi) is the official flag of Hawaii as a [[U.S. state]], as it was kingdom, protector government, republic, and territory. It is the only state flag of the [[United States]] to have the [[Union Flag]] of the [[United Kingdom]] on it. ==Design== The field of the flag is composed of eight horizontal stripes symbolizing the eight major islands. A ninth stripe was once shown, meaning the island of Nihoa. The color of the stripes, from the top down, has this pattern: white, red, blue, white, red, blue, white, red. The colors were standardized in 1843, although other combinations have been seen and are occasionally still used. ==Origins== There are a lot of reasons for the earliest history of the flag of Hawaii. One said how King [[Kamehameha I]] flew a [[British flag]], given to him by British explorer [[Captain]] [[George Vancouver]] as a token of friendship with King [[George III]]. Other visits reported seeing the flag flying from places of honor. An [[adviser]] to Kamehameha noted that the Union Flag could draw Hawaii into international problems as his kingdom could be seen as an [[ally]] of the United Kingdom, and he quickly lowered the Union Flag over his home. While argued as historically correct, one report of events that followed stated that in order to please American interests during the War of 1812, a flag of the United States was raised over Kamehameha's home only to be removed when British officers in the court of Kamehameha powerfully objected to it. This account then explains why the resulting flag of Hawaii was a deliberate combination of the two nations' flags. In 1816, Kamehameha appointed his own fla