Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Bryan Thompson, ka Luna Hoʻokele o Abu Dhabi Airports: "ʻO nā hoʻolauleʻa e hana ʻia ana ma ka ʻāina i kēia Lā Hae ma Nowemapa 1 he hōʻike ia o ka lokahi a me ka hui ʻana o nā kamaʻāina a me nā kamaʻāina like. ʻO ka hae o ka United Arab Emirates kahi ʻāpana o ka ʻike aupuni o ka UAE; He hōʻike ia i ka hoʻomanawanui, ka noho ʻana, nā mōhai i hana ʻia, a me ke kūʻokoʻa.
"E like me ka lā hoʻomanaʻo o ke komo ʻana o Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ka Pelekikena o ka UAE, ʻo ka Lā Haʻe he lā koʻikoʻi no ka ʻāina. He manawa kūpono ia e noʻonoʻo ai i nā hoʻokō a me nā kūleʻa o ka lāhui, a e hōʻike i ko mākou mahalo i nā alakaʻi ʻike maka o UAE, i ka wā i hala a i kēia manawa.
"Ma ka hoʻokiʻekiʻe ʻana i ka hae aupuni ma nā wahi āpau o Abu Dhabi Airports, ke hōʻano hou nei mākou i kā mākou kūpaʻa i nā hana aupuni a hoʻokō i nā waiwai o ka lāhui i kēlā me kēia lā. Ua lawe ʻo Abu Dhabi Airports i kā mākou kūpaʻa i hoʻokahi ʻanuʻu e like me ka mahina i hala ua lawe mākou i nā waiwai o ka makua kāne hoʻokumu o ka lāhui, ʻo Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, May His Soul Rest In Peace, e like me kā mākou ʻoihana waiwai. Ua lilo nā waiwai o ke akamai, ka mahalo, ka hoʻomau a me ka hoʻomohala kanaka i kā mākou panana i nā mea a pau a mākou e hana ai.
"ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo i hana ʻia kēia hana i ka manawa like e nā keʻena a puni ka ʻāina he hōʻike ia o ka manaʻo o ka UAE o ka hui aupuni. Hōʻike pū ia i ka manaʻo hohonu o ka haʻaheo o ka lāhui i nā mea i hōʻike ʻia i ʻike ʻia e ka UAE i kona mōʻaukala.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- It is an opportunity to reflect on the achievements and successes of the nation, and express our gratitude to the UAE's visionary leaders, both past and present.
- The flag of the United Arab Emirates is a part of the national identity of the UAE.
- “Coinciding with the anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, Flag Day marks an important date for the country.
