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The islands were first settled as early as AD 300 by Polynesian long-distance navigators. British captain James Cook was the first European to land on the islands in January 1778. [2] The islands, which were governed independently up until 1898 were then annexed by the United States as a territory from 1898 to 1959.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Oahu (8 C, 11 P) U. Uninhabited ... Pages in category "Islands of Hawaii" The following 29 pages are in this category ...
Oʻahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (except Midway Atoll) 989,408: 597 sq mi (1,546 km 2) Kalawao County: 005: 1905: The village of Kalawao on Molokaʻi: The Kalaupapa Peninsula on Molokaʻi: 81: 5.2 sq mi (13 km 2) Kauai County: 007: Lihue: 1905: Kauai, the largest of the islands in the county; name possibly derived from Kauaʻi, the ...
The Hawaiian Islands are subject to tsunamis, great waves that strike the shore. Tsunamis are most often caused by earthquakes somewhere in the Pacific. The waves produced by the earthquakes travel at speeds of 400–500 miles per hour (600–800 km/h) and can affect coastal regions thousands of miles (kilometers) away.
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Apr. 9—Total sales volume for the Hawaii investment market in 2023 declined 18.6 % to $1.93 billion from $2.37 billion in 2022. Hospitality purchases at more than 23 % were the largest share of ...
Nā Mokulua, or just Mokulua (meaning, in Hawaiian, "the two islands") are two islets off the windward coast of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. The islets are often photographed and are located about 0.75 miles off Kaʻōhao (Lanikai), a neighborhood of Kailua, Hawai‘i.
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 ...