Why does Hawaii have Englands flag on the hawaiian flag?

Answer 1

It is not England's flag it is the flag of the UK. But it includes the cross of St George for England the Cross of St Patrick for Northern Ireland and the cross of St Andrew for Scotland.

Answer 2

It represents the Union Flag of the United Kingdom, because of the historical relationship Hawaii had, with Great Britain as its protectorate. By the way, the colors of the stripes represent the United States and the 8 stripes represent the 8 major islands.

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The first European to visit Hawaii was the English explorer James Cook in 1778, who named them the "Sandwich Islands" after his sponsor the Earl of Sandwich. The islands remained a British possession until 1887 and the flag reflects this.

Answer 3

Hawaii was once a British protectorate, and had been visited by British people many times in the past, so it's no surprise the British Union Flag was incorporated into their own flag. They very briefly adopted the (44 Star) flag of the USA, but decided to go back to the Union Flag variant in 1894 and have kept it all the way up to today.

Answer 4

Hawaii's state flag bears the Union Jack in honor of Great Britain who stood by Hawaii's side while they were still a nation.