Honolulu
Honolulu is the capital city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is also the largest city in Hawaii and it has the most important harbor. It is on the south-east shore of the island of Oahu.
| City and County of Honolulu | |
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 Urban Honolulu and East Honolulu CDPs (combined) in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii | |
| Coordinates: 21°18′25″N 157°51′30″W / 21.30694°N 157.85833°WCoordinates: 21°18′25″N 157°51′30″W / 21.30694°N 157.85833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Honolulu |
| Incorporated | April 30, 1907[2] |
| Area | |
| • City | 68.4 sq mi (177.2 km2) |
| • Land | 60.5 sq mi (156.7 km2) |
| • Water | 7.9 sq mi (20.5 km2) |
| • Urban | 145.0 sq mi (375.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 350,964 (US: 56th) |
| • Density | 5,791/sq mi (2,236.1/km2) |
| • Urban | 853,252 (US: 54th) |
| • Urban density | 5,885/sq mi (2,272.4/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,016,508[5] (US: 56th) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 (Hawaiian (HST)) |
| ZIP Codes | 96801–96850 |
| FIPS code | 15-17000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 366212[7] |
| Website | www |
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Etymology
Honolulu means "sheltered harbor" in the Hawaiian language. No one knows for sure when Honolulu was first settled or when the name was first used.
History
Honolulu harbor was called Kulolia before foreigners came. The first foreigner was Captain William Brown of the English ship Butterworth, in 1794. He named the harbor Fair Haven. Other foreign captains started calling it Brown's Harbor. The name Honolulu was used some time after that.
Honolulu quickly became the most important harbor of Hawaii. At that time, sandalwood was a big export. Honolulu was also an important supply point for whalers.
Kamehameha III made Honolulu the capital city of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1850. It was also the capital of the Republic of Hawaii and the Territory of Hawaii. It stayed the capital when Hawaii became a state in 1959.
Notable people
- Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, died in Honolulu
- Bruno Mars, singer, was born in Honolulu
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, was born in Honolulu
- Nicole Scherzinger, singer, was born in Honolulu
- Jason Momoa, actor currently lives in Honolulu
Honolulu Media
Port of Honolulu, as seen by German-Russian artist Louis Choris in 1816
Queen Street, Honolulu, 1856, by George Henry Burgess
A view of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 from Japanese planes. The torpedo explosion in the center is on the USS West Virginia.
Astronaut photograph of western Honolulu, HNL Airport, and Pearl Harbor taken from the International Space Station
Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station
Downtown at Bishop and King streets, with First Hawaiian Center (left) and Bank of Hawaii Center (right)
Honolulu viewed from Diamond Head crater
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References
- ↑ Honolulu And Kapolei Share City Lights 2005, Honolulu, HI, US: Honolulu County, Hawaii, November 29, 2005, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved June 30, 2012
- ↑ "About the City, Official Website of the City and County of Honolulu". City and County of Honolulu. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Geographic Ientifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Honolulu". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Urban Honolulu, Hawaii". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Honolulu". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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