Hatohobei , Palau (original) (raw)

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• Description of the Flag

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• Palau

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• State of Hatohobei page

Description of the Flag

Based on a personal web site at http://www.users.quest.net/\~rae.4332/flags.html (no longer available), developed by an inhabitant of Palau, which shows the flags of all the 16 states of Palau. The flag is blue, with a white figure below three white stars. According the census Hatohobei has an area of 3 sq. km, a population of 51 inhabitants, and the capital is Hatohobei.
Andr� Pires Godinho, 30 March 2003

Hatohobei's state flag was selected in a competition. Ms. Tekla Emilio's design was selected by the Flag Winning Award Committee, chaired by Mrs. Obita Victor. In the new design:

• the three stars represent Hatohobei, Hotsarihie, and Pieraurou
• the clam shell represents Romohparuh, the first person on Hatohobei, who claimed ownership of the island by burying a clam shell
• the five fingers of the clam shell represent clans of Tobi
• blue represents the territorial waters and airspace of Hatohobei State and white represents freedom and peace.

Source: http://tobi.gmu.edu/hsg/hsgflagandhistory.htm andhttp://pacificdigitallibrary.org
Paraskevas Renesis, 29 July 2007