u/ZombieJockeyGames

The redesign for Hawaii consists of a tricolor of red, yellow, and blue, charged with a green shield containing a kahili crossed by two paddles. The shield is flanked by traditional Hawaiian kapa patterns on either side, representing the rich culture of the Native Hawaiian people. Red represents the volcanoes, blue represents the Pacific Ocean, yellow represents the sunshine, and green represents the nature.

(The symbol can be seen on the historic coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii.)

The design is inspired by u/LariatCreative's flag for Olympia. The flag uses green and blue as the colors of Washington and the 'O' for Olympia, with the stripes being a subtle allusion to state's namesake Washington's coat of arms and the three fish (adapted from the city seal) representing the three native tribes in the area: the Chehalis, the Nisqually, and the Squaxin Island tribes.

The flag features Helena's Fire Tower, the official symbol of the city, together with the colors present on the city's coat of arms. 1881 refers to the year that the city was incorporated.

Based on Pierre's older flag from 1937. The blue represents Lake Oahe, the red bordure represents the Lakota people around the area, the wavy line represents the Missouri river, the four stars represent the four nations that have ruled over the state (in place of the original mini flags), and the fleur-de-lis represents the namesake Pierre Choteau Jr. from St. Louis.

Green version of Bismarck family arms on a yellow-green-yellow triband, inspired by North Dakota's coat of arms.

Carson City: https://strawpoll.com/6QnMQlpWane/results

Lincoln: https://strawpoll.com/ajnE1m69MnW/results (The current flag won overall)

Next up, we have Denver, Colorado and Bismarck, North Dakota. One is great and pairs very well with the state flag, the other... not so much.

As you may have heard, I'm taking over the polls for u/Busy_Cry1631 again this week. Anyway, you know what to do.

Carson City, Nevada: https://strawpoll.com/6QnMQlpWane

Lincoln, Nebraska: https://strawpoll.com/ajnE1m69MnW

The flag is based on the ornamental symbols on a coat worn by the city's namesake, Kit Carson. The blue stripe represents the Carson River, and the triangles represent the Carson Range, and also an acknowledgement of the native Washoe tribe.

The basis of this design is the coat of arms on the existing flag, but with all elements re-rendered in a heraldic style and using only West Virginia's state colours of blue and old gold, with the counterchanged bordure retaining the reference to West Virginia's state flag.