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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.
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 ...
There were 315,988 housing units at an average density of 527 per square mile (203/km 2). The racial makeup of the county was 43.9% Asian, 20.8% white, 9.5% Pacific Islander, 2.0% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% from other races, and 22.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.1% of the population.
Hawaii Route 190 leads south from Waimea and provides a shorter inland route to Kailua-Kona of 39 miles (63 km). According to the United States Census Bureau, the Waimea CDP has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.9 km 2), of which 39.3 square miles (101.8 km 2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.10%, are water. [2]
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.
Kualapuʻu is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76.4 km 2), of which 29.3 square miles (76.0 km 2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km 2), or 0.46%, is water.