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Hawaii Commemorative Quarter Coin
To be released in November of 2008
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle selected the final design
for the Hawaii commemorative quarter coin on April 23, 2007.
The new coin will be minted for ten weeks beginning in
November of 2008. The new Hawaii quarter will look like this:
Image on the New Hawaii Quarter
The statue of King Kamehameha I is etched onto the right side of the
coin and his outstretched hand is pointing toward
the eight main Hawaiian Islands, which are etched
into the left side of the coin. The Hawaii state
motto is etched into the lower left side
of the coin: "ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono"
(the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness).
The word "Hawaii" and the year Hawaii was admitted to the union - 1959 -
are etched into the top of the coin. The year the coin
was minted - 2008 and "e pluribus unum (out of the many, one)
are etched into the bottom of the coin.
Designing the New Coin
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle established
the Hawaii Commemorative Quarter Advisory Committee (HCQAC)
in February of 2006. In April of that year the
public was invited to submit design suggestions
for the new quarter. The committee received more
then 400 design ideas. Five finalists were selected
and in April of 2007 the HCQAC created a poll and asked the public
to vote on the five designs. More then
26,000 votes were received. The design "Hawaii: The Island State"
received the most votes and on April 23, 2007 Governor Lingle
announced that design would be featured on the new Hawaii quarter.
Votes Received By the Five Final Designs
7262 - Hawaii: The Island State
6238 - Hawaii: Diverse but Unified
5180 - Aloha Spirit
4183 - Diamond Head
3533 - Surfing: Hawaii's Gift to the World
View the 5 Final Designs
When the New Coin Will Be Released
The new Hawaii-theme quarter coin will be issued
by the United States Mint in November 2008 and
it will be produced for ten weeks.
Commemorative State Quarters Program
The United States Treasury Department initiated
their 50 States Commemorative Coin Program
in 1999. Five coins have been released every
year since the program began. The Hawaii quarter
is the last coin in the series and it will be
released in the fall of 2008.
News About the New Hawaii Quarter Coin
2007 Apr 05:
Governor Lingle Selects Hawaii Quarter Design
2007 Feb 02:
Committee Rejects Five Proposed Designs
2006 Dec 22:
And Then There Were Five
2006 Jun 30:
State Quarter Icons Narrowed to Eight
2006 Apr 09:
The Quarter Finalists
2006 Aug 24:
Mint to Focus on Five Designs
2004 Feb 29:
Can You Design a Quarter That Represents Hawaii?
1997 Oct 14:
Retired Printer Turns in Top Design
See also:
Hawaii Postage Stamps: Wonders of America
Visiting the Islands of Hawaii
More About Hawaii
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Related Links
General Information About Hawaii
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
U.S. Mint State Quarters Program
Wikipedia on the 50 State Quarters
50 State Commemorative Quarter Designs
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