We had a great, but too brief, trip to Maui over the weekend. I will be posting some stories and pictures when we can get the pics from the camera. Until then, other news this week: The Hawai'i state quarter was released this past Monday. There was a downtown event where children could get a free quarter, and adults who wanted a whole roll could exchange their $10 for one. I'll have to wait until I get one in circulation! All the states are now released, but it was mentioned that the quarters program will continue with the release of quarters from US territories in future years. This must have been planned; the US Mint doesn't strike me as an institution that can do much on the fly!
This from the official US Mint site:
The fifth and final quarter-dollar coin released in 2008 honors the State of Hawaii, and is the 50th and last coin in the United States Mint’s popular 50 State Quarters® Program. Hawaii, spelled "Hawai’i" in the Hawaiian language, is nicknamed "The Aloha State." It became the 50th state admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The release of this quarter signals the end of the ten-year 50 State Quarters Program.
The reverse of Hawaii’s quarter features Hawaiian monarch King Kamehameha I stretching his hand toward the eight major Hawaiian Islands. Inscriptions are the state motto "UA MAU KE EA O KA ‘Δ€INA I KA PONO," ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"), "Hawaii" and "1959."
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