Aloha! When you visit Hawaii, you\u2019ll likely notice the state\u2019s flag flying throughout the islands. You may be confused at first \u2013 is that a Union Jack? Though Hawaii is the only state to feature the U.K.\u2019s flag in their own, it\u2019s for good reason.<\/p>\n
As Hawaii ultimately became a U.S. state, it\u2019s easy to forget or underestimate the U.K.\u2019s role in Hawaii\u2019s past. In the late 18th century, Hawaii voluntarily became part of the British Empire and flew the Union Jack. During the war of 1812, Americans on the island challenged this, so up went the American flag. This, in turn, upset the British citizens living there.<\/p>\n
The solution? The flag we see today, which represents both countries\u2019 important roles in Hawaiian history. See it for yourself on your Hawaiian vacation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aloha! When you visit Hawaii, you\u2019ll likely notice the state\u2019s flag flying throughout the islands. You may be confused at first \u2013 is that a Union Jack? Though Hawaii is the only state to feature the U.K.\u2019s flag in their own, it\u2019s for good reason. As Hawaii ultimately became a U.S. state, it\u2019s easy to… Continue reading History of Hawaii\u2019s state flag [Video]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hawaiian-history","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions\/204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaiianbeachrentals.com\/hawaiitravelblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}