The Hawaii state capitol building in Honolulu. Hawaii, the last
of the 50 states to be admitted to
the Union, only became a
state in 1959 and this modern building was opened in 1969.
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The chamber of the 51-member Hawaiian House of
Representatives. The chandelier represents the sun.
The Hawaiian islands are replete with extinct, dormant, and
active volcanoes. As a result, its capitol building was delib-
erately designed so parts of it would resemble a volcano.
The chamber of the 25-member Hawaiian Senate.
The chandelier in the Senate represents the moon.