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The island of Oʻahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [2] constitute the City and County of Honolulu. In 2021, Oʻahu had a population of 995,638, [3] up from 953,207 in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the Hawaiian Islands, [4] with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area).
English: Island of Oahu, Ursula Emerson, 1833. Mrs. Emerson's map of Oahu, as do her other maps, reflects a more accurate knowledge of the island than was indicated on printed maps available at the time. Her husband John later displayed considerable skill in surveying, so it is conceivable that he may have contributed to this map.
Hawaii ranked as the state with the third most earthquakes over this time period, after Alaska and California. [19] On October 15, 2006, there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 off the northwest coast of the island of Hawaii, near the Kona area.
English: Fly-around tour of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The virtual tour begins over Honolulu , then moves northwest over the O'ahu Plain, looking towards the northeast and the Ko’olau mountains. Reaching the north shore, site of world-famous surfing locations like the Bonzai Pipeline, we turn to the southeast and view the Windward and East ...
The following is a list of the islands in Hawaii. The state of Hawaii, consisting of the Hawaiian Islands, has the fourth-longest ocean coastline of the 50 states (after Alaska, Florida, and California) at 750 miles (1,210 km). It is the only state that consists entirely of islands, with 6,422.62 sq mi (16,634.5 km 2) of land.
The Pali Highway (Hawaii State Highway 61) connecting Kailua/Kāneʻohe with downtown Honolulu runs through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels bored into the cliffside. The area is also the location of the Nuʻuanu Freshwater Fish Refuge [ 4 ] and the Nuʻuanu Reservoir [ 5 ] [ 6 ] in the jurisdiction of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural ...
Moku Manu, or Bird Island in the Hawaiian language, is an offshore islet of Oahu, three-quarters of a mile off Mokapu Peninsula. Moku Manu and an adjacent small islet are connected by an underwater dike. The island was formed from debris flung from a vent of the nearby Kailua Volcano. Its highest point is 202 feet (62 m) high, bordered by near ...