Nicknames and mottos - continued

Nickname                                                                 Motto

HAWAII

Aloha State

Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)

IDAHO

Gem State/Gem of the Mountains

Esto perpetua (It is forever)

ILLINOIS

Prairie State

State sovereignty, national union

INDIANA

Hoosier State

The Crossroads of America

IOWA

Hawkeye State

Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

KANSAS

Sunflower State

Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)

Fontes:  http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm
             http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801718.html
             http://en.wikipedia.org