Hawaii County

administration
US state :	Hawaii
Administrative headquarters :	Hilo
Foundation :	1905
Demographics
Residents :	185,079  (2010)
Population density :	17.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	13,174 km²
Water surface :	2742 km²
map
Website : www.hawaii-county.com

Hawaii County ( English County of Hawaiʻi ) is a county in the state of Hawaii in the United States of America . It is located on the southernmost island of the island chain , the Big Island . The county covers an area of ​​13,174 square kilometers and has 185,079 residents ( 2010 census ). The county seat and by far the largest and most important city is Hilo .

history

Hawai'i was the home island of Kamehameha I , who in 1795 brought most of the Hawaiian islands under his rule. He gave his kingdom the name of his home island, so today the entire chain of islands is referred to as Hawaii. James Cook , who made the Western world aware of these "Sandwich Islands", was killed on this island. The county’s administrative head is currently Harry Kim.

geography

Hawaii County has a total area of ​​13,174 square kilometers, including 2,742 square kilometers of water (essentially the coastline, which is counted by the US Census Bureau ). The largest city is Hilo , located on the windward coast, making it one of the wettest cities in the world.

Administrative division

Hawaii County is divided into nine districts. It is based on the six traditional moku (districts), of which three of the most populous (Hilo, Kohala and Kona) have been divided into two districts each in order to reduce discrepancies in terms of comparable population figures.

Districts

The nine districts are listed in the table below, in official order counterclockwise, starting in the southeast.

No.	District	Area km²	Population 2000	moku	map
1	Puna	1293.57	31335	Puna		District structure of Hawaii County
2	South Hilo	1021.44	47386	Hilo
3	North Hilo	959.98	1720	Hilo
4th	Hāmākua	1503.49	6108	Hāmākua
5	North Kohala	344.26	6038	Kohala
6th	South Kohala	910.95	13131	Kohala
7th	North Kona	1266.53	28543	Kona
8th	South Kona	868.63	8589	Kona
9	Kaʻū	2388.54	5827	Kaʻū
	Hawaii County	10432.52	148677	6 moku

Localities

Ainaloa Captain Cook Eden Roc Fern acres Fern Forest Halaula Hawaiian acres Hawaiian Beaches Hawaiian Ocean View Hawaiian Paradise Park Hawi

Hilo Holualoa Honalo Honaunau-Napoopoo Honoka'a Honomu Kahaluu-Keauhou Kailua-Kona Kalaoa Kapaau Keaau

Kealakekua Keokea Kukuihaele Kurtistown Laupahoehoe Leilani Estates Mountain View Naalehu Nanawale Estates Orchidlands Estates Paauilo

Pahala Pāhoa Papaikou Pepeekeo Paukaa Puako Volcano Waikoloa Village Waimea Wainaku

Settlements

• Ahualoa
• Hakalau
• Waiohinu

National parks

• Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
• Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
• Kona Forest National Wildlife Refuge
• Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
• Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US Census Bureau Quickfacts: Hawaii (English)
2. ↑ Hawaii County: 2000  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : Hawaii County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Website of the counties (English)
• Volcanoes National Park (English)

Coordinates: 19 ° 35 ′  N , 155 ° 30 ′  W