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County |
Created in |
County Seat |
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Hawaii
County |
1905 |
Hilo |
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Hawaii 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 volcanoes Mauna Loa and Kilauea. |
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Honolulu
County |
1905 |
Honolulu |
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Honolulu 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 most of the state's population. |
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Kalawao County |
1905 |
Kalaupapa |
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Kalawao consisted of Father Damian's famous Molokai Leper Colony.
It merged into Maui County in the 1970's and 1980's. |
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Kauai
County |
1905 |
Lihue |
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Kauai consists of the islands of Kauai and Niihau. |
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Maui County |
1905 |
Wailuku |
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Consist of the islands of Kahoolawe, Lanai, Maui,
and Molokai |
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