<Tr> <Th> Adopted </Th> <Td> December 29, 1845; 172 years ago (1845 - 12 - 29) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Eight alternating horizontal stripes of white, red, and blue, with a Union flag in the canton </Td> </Tr> <P> The current official flag of the U.S. state of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ka Hae Hawai ʻi) had also previously been used by the kingdom, protectorate, republic, and territory of Hawaii . The flag includes the flag of a foreign country, the Union Jack of the United Kingdom, a remnant of the British Empire's influence on Hawaiian history . </P> <P> The canton of the flag of Hawaii contains the Union Flag of the United Kingdom, prominent over the top quarter closest to the flag mast . The field of the flag is composed of eight horizontal stripes, symbolizing the eight major islands (Hawai ʻi, Maui, Kaho ʻolawe, Lāna ʻi, Moloka ʻi, Oʻahu, Kaua ʻi, and Ni ʻihau). Other versions of the flag have only seven stripes, probably representing the islands with the exception of Kaho ʻolawe or Ni ʻihau . The color of the stripes, from the top down, follows the sequence: 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 . </P>

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