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Hawai'i County: 001: Hilo: 1905: Island of Hawaiʻi, with which the county is coterminous; said to be named for Hawaiʻiloa, a legendary Polynesian navigator. Hawaiʻi: 207,615: 4,028 sq mi (10,432 km 2) Honolulu County: 003: Honolulu: 1905 "Sheltered bay" or "place of shelter" in the Hawaiian language, [9] Named after Honolulu, the capital and ...
Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the words that make up a multi-word term. For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from three or more other names or words. Those derived from only two names are usually considered portmanteaus and can be found in the List of geographic portmanteaus ...
Oahu (/ oʊ ˈ ɑː h uː / oh-AH-hoo; Hawaiian: Oʻahu pronounced) is the third-largest and most populated island of the Hawaiian Islands and of the U.S. state of Hawaii. [1] The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [2] constitute the City and County of ...
Because of Hawaii's municipal structure, [6] the United States Census Bureau divides Honolulu County into several census-designated places for statistical purposes. The mayor of Honolulu County is Rick Blangiardi. The county motto is "Haʻaheo No ʻO Honolulu (Honolulu Pride)". [7] About 70% of the state's population lives in Honolulu County.
The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
Honolulu County, Hawaii (8 C, 8 P) K. Kalawao County, Hawaii (4 C, 4 P) Kauai County, Hawaii (11 C, 12 P) M. Maui County, Hawaii (13 C, 20 P) N. Hawaii county ...
Hawaii is divided into five counties: Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauaʻi, and Maui. Each island is included in the boundaries and under the administration of one of these counties. Honolulu County, despite being centralized, administers the outlying Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Kalawao (the smallest county in the United States in terms of ...
Government of Honolulu (5 C, 12 P) K. Government of Kauai County, Hawaii (2 C, 1 P) M. Government of Maui County, Hawaii (2 C, 2 P)