 The
Neighbor Islands are most commonly defined as the larger
Hawaiian islands that neighbor Oahu which is the island of the City of
Honolulu, a large urbanized center and the state capital. Only about
half of Honolulu's approximately four million visitors each year ever
see of a Hawaii that is still mostly unspoiled by the wholesale
urbanization that has made much of Honolulu look like just another
modern American city. To quote Peter Kun Frary of the University of
Hawaii, "Our Neighbor Islands still retain some of the flavor of
yesteryear's Hawaii." |
Hawaii "The Big Island"
The Island of Hawai'i, also called the Big Island or Hawai'i Island, is a
volcanic island in the U.S. State of Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean.
With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,432 kmē), it is the largest
island in the United States and larger than all of the other Hawaiian
Islands combined.More |
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Kauai
Kaua'i or Kauai is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area
of 552.3 square miles (1,430.5 km2), it is the fourth largest of the
main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago and the 21st largest island in
the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kaua'i lies 105
miles (170 kilometers) across the Kaua'i Channel, northwest of O'ahu.
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Lanai
Lāna'i or Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also
known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide
pineapple plantation. The only town is Lāna'i City, a small settlement.
The island is somewhat comma-shaped, with a width of 18 miles (29 km) in
the longest direction. The land area is 140.5 square miles (364 kmē),
making it the 42nd largest island in the United States. It is separated
from the island of Moloka'i by the Kalohi Channel to the north, and from
Maui by the 'Au'au Channel to the east.
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Maui
The island of Māui or Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands
at 727.2 square miles (1883.5 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the
United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest
island in Maui County. Three other islands, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and
Molokai, also belong to Maui County. Together, the four islands are
known as Māui Nui. In 2000, Maui had a population of 117,644, the
third-largest of the Hawaiian islands, behind that of Oahu and Hawaii.
Kahului is the largest town on the island with a population of
20,146.Wailuku is the seat of Maui County.
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Molokai
Moloka'i or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38
by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) in size with a land area of 260.0 square miles
(673.4 kmē), making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands
and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of O'ahu
across the 25-mile (40 km) wide Kaiwi Channel and north of Lāna'i,
separated from it by the Kalohi Channel. The lights of Honolulu are
visible at night from the west end of Moloka'i, while nearby Lāna'i and
Maui are clearly visible from anywhere along the south shore of the
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