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It is coextensive with the Island of Hawaii, often called the "Big Island" to distinguish it from the state as a whole. The 2020 Census population was 200,629. [1] The county seat is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaii County (see Hawaii Counties). The Hilo Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Hawaii County.
Flash Flood Warnings persisted late into Thursday evening over Honolulu and into Friday morning for Maui and the Big Island. County offices in Maui were closed on Friday due to the downpours.
County FIPS code [6] County seat [7] Est. [7] Etymology Island(s) Population [8] Area [8] Map Hawai'i County: 001: Hilo: 1905: Island of Hawaiʻi, with which the county is coterminous; said to be named for Hawaiʻiloa, a legendary Polynesian navigator. Hawaiʻi: 207,615: 4,028 sq mi (10,432 km 2) Honolulu County: 003: Honolulu: 1905
It lies along Hawaii Route 19 north of Hilo, the county seat of Hawaiʻi County. [1] Its elevation is 371 feet (113 m), and it is located at 20°1′3″N 155°17′14″W / 20.01750°N 155.28722°W / 20.01750; -155.28722 (20.0175000, -155.2872222
A little over 2,900 utility customers are still out of power on Hawaii's Big Island as of Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.US. More than 24,000 utility customers were without power on ...
Laysan is a 913-acre (3.69 km 2), low, sandy island with a natural lake in its interior, one of only five such lakes in Hawaii. It has arguably the most diverse ecosystem in the NWHI, and hosts about two million seabirds of seventeen species. [2] Lisianski Island, only 400 acres (1.6 km 2), is geologically akin to Laysan, without the lake ...
The blazes currently devastating Maui and the Big Island in Hawaii already constitute the state’s worst natural disaster since 1960 – as at least 55 people are confirmed dead, thousands of ...
At its highest point, the island reaches a height of 548 ft (167 m). [1] The ocean has carved large sea cliffs on the sides of the island. There is a large cave on the northwest side of the island called Kahalauaola (Shark Cave). [2] The United States Census Bureau defines Kaʻula as Census Tract 411 of Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi.