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It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. [6] The island's only settlement of note is the small town of Lanai City. The island is 98% owned by Larry Ellison, cofounder and chairman of Oracle Corporation; [7] the remaining 2% is owned by the state of Hawaii or individual ...
The island of Oʻahu has just over one million residents (about 70% of the state's population), and the island of Hawaiʻi is by far the largest island with an area of 4,028 sq mi (10,430 km 2)—62.7% of the state's land area.
The center of population of Hawaii is located on the island of O'ahu. Large numbers of Native Hawaiians have moved to Las Vegas, which has been called the "ninth island" of Hawaii. [160] [161] Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due in part to a large number of military personnel and tourist residents.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 10.6 square miles (27.4 km 2), of which 7.8 square miles (20.1 km 2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km 2) (26.62%) is water. [12] A significant portion of the water area is Kawainui Marsh, the largest wetland in the Hawaiian Islands and a Ramsar Convention site.
Geographic oblique, view southwesterly toward Kāneʻohe from MCB Hawaii as captured from NASA World Wind. Kaneohe or Kāneʻohe (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kaːneˈʔohe]) is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and in Hawaiʻi state District of Koʻolaupoko on the island of Oʻahu.
The Hawaii Department of Public Safety operates three prisons, including the Halawa Correctional Facility, the Waiawa Correctional Facility, and the Women's Community Correctional Center, [15] on the island of Oʻahu in the City and County of Honolulu. [16] In addition the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center, the jail on Oʻahu, is in the ...
The only county statutes that apply to Kalawao County directly are those on matters of health. [18] Kalawao is part of the First Judicial Circuit, which includes the entire island of Oahu. [19] For the purpose of notarization, the designated venue for the First Judicial Circuit is "State of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu."
Like all of Hawaii, Maui County is reliably Democratic. It has only been carried by the Republican presidential candidate three times since its statehood in 1959: in 1960, 1972 and 1984. Maui County was the only county in the United States won by Dennis Kucinich during his unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic Party nomination to the ...