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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 |
Maui County, HawaiiMaui County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameMaui is named for a god from Hawaiian mythology, Māui. Native Hawaiian tradition gives the origin of the island's name in the legend of Hawaiʻiloa, the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates how he named the island of Maui after his son who in turn was named for the demigod Māui. According to legend, the demigod Māui raised all the Hawaiian Islands from the sea. The Island of Maui is also called the "Valley Isle" for the large fertile isthmus between its two volcanoes. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryThe island of Māui or Maui (pronounced /ˈmaʊ.iː/ in English, [ˈmɐu.i] in Hawaiian) is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1883.5 kmē) and is the 17th largest island in the United States.Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest island in Maui County. Three other islands, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai, also belong to Maui County. Together, the four islands are known as Māui Nui. Wailuku is the seat of Maui County. Kalawao CountyKalawao County is a separate county from the rest of Moloka'i, which is part of Maui County. Maui County does not claim jurisdiction over the three villages of Kalaupapa, Kalawao, and Waikolu. Some maps, however, do not show Kalawao as a separate county. Kalawao County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The county is on the Kalaupapa Peninsula, on the
north coast of the island of Moloka'i. The small peninsula of Kalaupapa is isolated from the rest of Moloka'i by sea
cliffs over a quarter-mile high — the only land access is a mule trail. Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:- Wailuku (County Seat) County Resources:Enter County Resources and Information Here |
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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." |
