Hawaii's state motto comes from King Kamehameha III in 1843 and was uttered as the Hawaiian flag rose again after a brief period of British occupation: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono," or "The ...
The concept is embedded in Hawaii’s state motto, "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono," which means "The life of the land is ...