Hawaii County, 1905, Hilo
Hawaii County consists of the "big
island" of Hawaii, with over half the state's total land area. It is
the site of Mauna Kea, the tallest unbroken base-to-peak mountain in the
World, and the famous active volcanos Mauna Loa and Kilauea.
Honolulu County,
1905, Honolulu
Honolulu County consists of the island
of Oahu, and the entire Hawaiian Archipelago northwest of Kauai County
except the Midway Islands, which are not part of the State of Hawaii.
Honolulu County includes the overwhelming majority of the state's
population. It is also the nation's longest county, extending over 1300
miles from Kure to the southeastern tip of Oahu.
Kalawao County,
1905, Kalaupapa
Kalawao County consisted of Father
Damien's famous Molokai Leper Colony which, due to the nature of the
disease, allowed no contact with the outside world and required a separate,
independent county administration, which was mostly merged into Maui County
in the 1970's and 1980's. Now that Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) is treatable,
the Colony is closing and becoming Kalaupapa National Historic Park. This
county does still officially exist, however, and is the nation's smallest
in area, at 13 square miles, and in population, currently around 60.
Kauai County, 1905, Lihue
Kauai County consists of the islands of Kauai and Niihau.
Maui County , 1905, Wailuku
|