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 Click Image to Enlarge Hawaii CountiesThe 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 |
Honolulu County, HawaiiHonolulu County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameHonolulu is a Hawaiian language word meaning "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter." Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryThe City and County of Honolulu is a combined city-county jurisdiction located in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It
is also the official municipal and cultural entity of the combined urban district of Honolulu and the rest of the
island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi, as prescribed in the city charter adopted in 1907 and accepted by the
Legislature of the Territory of Hawaiʻi. The City and County encompasses all of the island of Oʻahu and several
minor outlying islands including all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (islands beyond Niʻihau except Midway
Atoll). It acts as a public corporation that manages various aspects of traditional municipal governance primarily
in the American manner. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,127 square miles (5,509 kmē), of which, 600
square miles (1,553 kmē) of it is land and 1,527 square miles (3,955 kmē) of it is water. The total census tract
area is 71.80% water. However, the majority of this area is the Pacific Ocean that surrounds the islands. Neighboring Counties:Surrounding area: North Pacific Ocean
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |
