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Hawaii Counties
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Hawaii Counties
The five counties of Hawaiʻi on the Hawaiian Islands enjoy somewhat greater status than many
counties on the United States mainland. Counties in Hawaiʻi are the only legally constituted government bodies
below that of the state.
The county of Kalawao is used exclusively as a leper colony, and does not have many of the
elected officials the other counties do |
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Hawaii County, Hawaii
Hawaii County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Hilo
Year Organized: 1905
Square Miles: 4,028 |
Court House: 25 Aupuni Street
Hawaii County Building
Hilo, HI 96720-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hawaii is said to be named for Hawaiiloa, hero of the foundation myth of the native Hawaiian people.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Hawaiʻi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is coterminous with the
Island of Hawaiʻi (sometimes called the Big Island).
Geography
Hawaiʻi County has a total area of 5,087 square miles (13,174 kmē); 4,028 square miles (10,433 kmē) of it is land
and 1,059 square miles (2,742 kmē) is water (mostly all off the ocean shoreline but counted in the total area by the
U.S. Census Bureau, making these numbers unreliable for most purposes). The county's land area comprises 62.7
percent of the state's land area. It is the highest percentage by any county in the United States.
Neighboring Counties:
- Surrounding area: North Pacific Ocean
- Maui County, Hawaiʻi - northwest
Cities and Towns:
County Resources:
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Online High Schools
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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