While the original Hawaiian Kingdom flag commissioned by King Kamehameha in 1816 incorporated designs from both the British and American flags, some have associated the upside-down flag with the ...

He led a presentation on the creation of the Hawaiian flag by King Kamehameha I in 1816 — the only U.S. state flag to feature the Union Jack of the United Kingdom, a remnant of the British ...

It has remained a part of the flag. "It might seem strange, as Hawaii was never British," says Graham Bartram, chief vexillologist at the Flag Institute, "but it works as a symbol of friendship.

The episode also explores the powerful symbolism behind the Hawaiian flag. While many today are familiar with the red, white, and blue version with the British Union Jack in the upper-left corner ...

British Admiral Richard Thomas came to Honolulu to remove the ambassador and the captain, allowing the Hawaiian flag to once again be raised and power officially returned to the king on July 31 ...