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| Hawaii County, Hawaii | |
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 Location in the state of Hawaii |
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 Hawaii's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1905 |
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| Seat | Hilo |
| Largest city | Hilo |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
5,087 sq mi (13,175 km²) 4,028 sq mi (10,432 km²) 1,059 sq mi (2,743 km²), ?% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
148,677 36/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian: UTC-10 |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website: co.hawaii.hi.us | |
Hawaii County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. It is coterminous with the Island of Hawaii (sometimes called the Big Island). As of 2000 Census the population was 148,677. 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.
Hawaii County has a mayor-council form of government. Executive authority is vested in the Mayor, elected by the voters on a non-partisan basis to a four-year term. Legislative authority is vested in the nine-member County Council, each of whose members represent a district. Members of the County Council are elected on a non-partisan basis to two-year terms.
The current Mayor of Hawaii County is William "Billy" Kenoi.
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Geography
Hawaii County has a total area of 5,087 square miles (13,174 km²); 4,028 square miles (10,433 km²) of it is land and 1,059 square miles (2,742 km²) is water (mostly all off the ocean shoreline but counted in the total area by the U.S. Census Bureau, making these numbers unreliable for most purposes). The county's land area comprises 62.7 percent of the state's land area. It is the highest percentage by any county in the United States. (Delaware's Sussex County comes in second at 48.0 percent, while Rhode Island's Providence County is third at 39.55 percent.)
Adjacent counties
- Maui County - northwest
County administrative districts
A county council member is elected from each of the 9 administrative districts. The districts were originally based on the Moku of Ancient Hawaii. The more heavily populated districts have been split into North and South districts to make council representation more equal on a population basis. The number following each district is the Tax Key Map number, used to locate state property information. They are assigned in counter-clockwise order.
- Puna 1 Southeast
- Hilo city on eastern side
- South Hilo 2
- North Hilo 3
- Hamakua 4 Northeast
- Kohala Northwest
- North Kohala 5
- South Kohala 6
- Kona West side
- North Kona 7
- South Kona 8
- Kau 9 South side
Localities
Census-designated places
Other communities
National protected areas
- Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
- Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
- Kona Forest National Wildlife Refuge
- Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
- Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site
Economy
Mokulele Airlines is headquartered in the Kalaoa CDP.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Mokulele Airlines. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Kalaoa CDP, Hawaii." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
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