Pua 'Ilima

Hawaii Island Flower: O'ahu

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Pua ilima flower

Pua 'ilima flower; photo by Forest & Kim Starr / USGS: Plants of Hawaii - Sida fallax (use permitted with attribution).

Official Island Flower of O'ahu

Pua 'ilima (Sida fallax) was designated the official flower of the island of O'ahu in 1988. All State Flowers

Island Flowers & Lei Materials

In addition to Hawaii's state flower, each Hawaiian island also designates an official island color and an official flower or lei material; Hawai'i  - 'Ōhi'a Lehua; Maui - lokelani (pink Damask rose); O'ahu - pua 'ilima; Kaua'i - mokihana berry; Moloka'i - Pua Kukui (blossom of candlenut tree); Lana'i - kauna'oa (native dodder); Ni'ihau - pupu (tiny seashells); and Kaho'olawe - hinahina (native beach heliotrope).

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Images

Islands of Hawaii; public domain image.

Islands of Hawaii

Pua 'ilima (Sida fallax) flowers at Mokolii, Oahu island; photo by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS): Plants of Hawaii - Sida fallax (use permitted with attribution).

Pua 'ilima (Sida fallax) flowers at Mokolii, Oahu island

Videos

'Ilima by Leila and Carter