CCS: Since I've done the page anyway, Here's my idea for a new Hawaii Sign. Why all this? Have one look at my Oahu page (Now maintained by Oscar Voss). If you know the highway names in Hawaii, you'll never get lost. For those of us who go by numbers, though - it's pretty scary . . . Like Alaska, this represents a compromise between systems - all the more important in Hawaii, where a stretch of road can change name or number at a moment's notice.
RVD: The Aloha state has that bean / nut / seed / umm . . . whatever. They also use a rainbow on their license plates, to their credit. Color is good. I took half the rainbow and big black numbers off the license plate. I added the highway name in a smaller font underneath, since CCS mentioned the local importance of the road names. In my opinion, Hawaii has the worst shape of any state for the state outline method, followed closely by Rhode Island. It might be possible for each island to have its own shield, based on the island's shape.
From David Kendrick: Since Hawaii isn't really a candidate for use of the state outline... How about the profile of King Kamehameha? He was to Hawaii as George Washington was to Virginia. Washington state uses George Washington's profile from the 25-cent piece on its state shields. This is the silhouette of the head and crown of King Kamehameha I of Hawaii from his statue. Any Hawaiian would instantly recognize it. The road name on signposts can go in a separate panel under the route sign. On overhead BGSes it can be spelled out in the traditional manner. I also added a maroon border to set them off; maroon should be somewhat fade-resistant in the Hawaiian sun. And when the Hawaii DOT chooses to implement these signs, I'll waive any licensing fee in return for a one-way air ticket and a job working for them.
From Marion Svendrowski: For Hawaii like the CCS style but Green Islands on a Blue Ocean
From Jed A. Wilkinson: For Hawaii why not use the state shield for their Interstates because they don't cross state lines. Hawaii is an island. Color them Red, White and Blue.
From Jeremy Lance: Here's a Hawaii shield I did and an alternative to the first one, which has a white background instead of black, probably more legible.
From Jerry C: Here's my idea for a new Hawaii state route marker signs. Each county (Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai) would have its own sign. The sign would feature the Hawaii rainbow colors at the top, a green background, the outline of the island(s) in the county, the name of the county, the letter of the island (e.g. Lanai would have an L even though it is in Maui County), and the actual route number. Each can be conveniently fit onto the generally square shape. For the interstate highways, I would use the current Hawaii state sign (in the traditional red, white, and blue interstate colors colors), with the number of the interstate inside the outline and the word "Interstate" at the top.
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