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Along the bottom of the seal are the state motto declared to be the motto of the former kingdom by Kamehameha III. He proclaimed in 1843 after a failed attempt by an overzealous British navy admiralThe word admiral comes from the Arabic term amir-al-bahr meaning "commander of the seas. Crusaders learned the term during their encounters with the Arabs, perhaps as early as the 11th century. The Sicilians and later Genoese took the first two parts of t to overthrow the monarchyFor related meanings see also Monarch (disambiguation A monarchy (from the Greek monos archein , meaning "one ruler") is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. The distinguishing characteristic of monarchies is that the Head of State ho, "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono." Translated into the English languageThe English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. It is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the mil it means, "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."
The seal features two bearers. The image of Kamehameha the Great who unified the Hawaiian IslandsThe Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of numerous islands and atolls trending northwest by southeast in the North Pacific Ocean between latitudes 19° N and 29° N. The archipelago takes as its name that of the largest island in the group. It extends some into a single united kingdom stands to the left. On his opposite side, an image of the Goddess of Liberty holds Ka Hae Hawaii or the flag of HawaiiKa Hae Hawai‘i or the Flag of Hawaii is the official standard symbolizing Hawaii as a kingdom, protectorate, republic, territory and state. Ka Hae Hawai‘i is the only state flag in the United States to have been flown under so many various forms of govern. Both bearers hold the state shield. Above the shield is a rising sunThe Sun (also called Sol is the star in our solar system. Planet Earth orbits the Sun. Other bodies that orbit the Sun include other planets, asteroids, meteoroids, comets and dust. Not all objects passing through the solar system have been orbitally capt with the year of statehood, 1959. Below is the image of an phoenixFor other uses of the name Phoenix, see Phoenix (disambiguation The phoenix (also rarely spelled phenix is a mythical bird, sacred in ancient Egypt. Said to live for 500 or for 1461 years, the phoenix is a solitary male bird with beautiful gold and red pl rising up from a wreath of eight taro leaves, banana foliage and maidenhair fern.