What is the Hawaiian name of Hawaii's state flag?

The Hawaiian name of Hawaii’s state flag is Ka Hae Hawaiʻi. The phrase means “the Hawaiian flag,” and it is also used as the flag’s nickname and in the name of Hawaii’s annual Hawaiian Flag Day.

The present design consists of eight horizontal stripes in white, red, and blue, with the United Kingdom’s Union Jack in the canton. The eight stripes symbolize Hawaii’s eight major islands: Hawaiʻi, Maui, Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, and Niʻihau.

The flag was formally introduced in its current form on 25 May 1845. Its Union Jack reflects historical ties between the Hawaiian Kingdom and Britain, especially the relationship associated with King Kamehameha I. Hawaii was never formally part of the British Empire, however, so the flag should not be described as a British colonial flag. Governor John Waiheʻe proclaimed 31 July as Lā Hae Hawaiʻi in 1990.