what is the state flower of hawaii?

the hibiscus (or pua aloalo) ! ok so TECHNICALLY this one isn't the state flower of hawaii b/c the official one is yellow (for the trivia buffs). my DH and i have this one in our backyard to remind us of hawaii and how much we love it there. i didn't realize until we bought this one that the flowers open one day and then they die off - i was getting worried there b/c i thought maybe we didn't have the green thumb for hibiscus plants! but we asked some friends about theirs and they agreed the blossoms only lasted 1 day...

speaking of the hibiscus, deb and i have a special hibiscus item planned for CHA! (hee hee). i won't divulge it right now but it is something that has hibiscus presence and is a limited edition one time thing...

stay tuned!