The Liberty Penguin Wants Your Help to Preserve Party History

Did you know that in 1999, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii unanimously adopted the Liberty Penguin as its official mascot?

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Several affiliates embraced the playful “LP” (Liberty Penguin) as a cooler, more memorable symbol for the party of liberty. Hawaii’s adoption was the fourth, and even earned a brief spotlight in local news. A 1999 Honolulu Star-Bulletin article notes that the party wanted a “cooler” image and officially chose the Liberty Penguin as its mascot. The Liberty Penguin represented a fun, grassroots effort by state parties in the ’90s to give Libertarianism a lighter, more approachable face. 

Details on our own party’s penguin are an intriguing piece of hidden LPHI lore. The penguin seems to like a low profile. We haven’t been able to track down the original mascot, but we have had some fun playing around with the concept.

Help Us Preserve Party History

Your Secretary has been working hard to preserve party history. If you have old photos, newsletters, meeting notes, stories, or any other tidbits about any chapter of the Libertarain Party of Hawaii history, please help preserve our party’s heritage! 

Send them to lphisecretary@gmail.com.

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