Hawaii (island)
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HawaiTemplate:OkinaiTemplate:Efn is the largest island in the United States, located in the state of Hawaii, the southernmost state in the union. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of Template:Convert, it has 63% of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass. However, it has only 13% of the archipelago's population. The island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai is the third largest island in Polynesia, behind the North and South Islands of New Zealand.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The island is often referred to as the Island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai or HawaiTemplate:Okinai Island to distinguish it from the state.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It is also referred to as The Big Island, due to its size relative to the other islands. In Hawaiian, the island is sometimes called Moku o Keawe. The word keawe has several meanings. One definition, "southern cross", is said to be the name of an ancient chief.<ref name="dict 1">Template:Cite web</ref> Another definition is "the bearer".<ref name="dict 2">Template:Cite web</ref>
[[Hawaii County, Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai County]] is the local administrative unit. As of the 2020 census, the population was 200,629.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat and largest city is Hilo. HawaiTemplate:Okinai County has no incorporated cities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
[edit]Template:Main HawaiTemplate:Okinai is allegedly named after [[HawaiTemplate:Okinailoa]], a legendary Polynesian navigator who is said to have discovered the island. Other accounts attribute the name to the legendary realm of Hawaiki, a place from which some Polynesians are said to have originated, the place where they transition to in the afterlife, or the realm of the gods and goddesses. The indigenous Hawaiian name of the island was originally rendered and published as "Owyhee" or "Owhyhee".
It is uncertain when HawaiTemplate:Okinai was first discovered by humans. Early archaeological studies suggested that Polynesian explorers from the Marquesas Islands or Society Islands may have arrived in the Hawaiian islands as early as the 3rd century CE,<ref>Van, James (2010). Ancient Sites of Oahu: A Guide to Archaeological Places of Interest. Bishop Museum Pr. Page 5. Template:ISBN.</ref> possibly with a second wave arriving from Tahiti around 1100 CE.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> However, more recent analyses suggest that the first settlers arrived around 900–1200 CE.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Oral tradition holds one of the most famous aliTemplate:Okinainui of HawaiTemplate:Okinai to be [[Template:OkinaUmi-a-Līloa]], who united the island by force.<ref name="Ward2001">Template:Cite book</ref> He was the illegitimate son of Līloa, aliTemplate:Okinainui of HawaiTemplate:Okinai who ruled from [[Waipio Valley|WaipiTemplate:Okinao Valley]] in the Hāmākua district. When Līloa died, the island passed to Template:OkinaUmi's half-brother Hakau. However, Template:OkinaUmi attacked and killed Hakau along with the aliTemplate:Okinai (nobles) who served him, winning control of Hāmākua. He then proceeded to conquer the rebelling districts of Hilo, Puna, [[Kau, Hawaii|KaTemplate:Okinaū]], and Kona. He placed the seat of his new government in Kailua in the Kona district.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1779, Captain James Cook made his second voyage to the Hawaiian islands, anchoring in Kealakekua Bay on the island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai. He spent several weeks there, meeting and trading with locals and readying his ships for a planned trip to the Arctic. The Hawaiians received him hospitably, considering him to be an incarnation of the god Lono. Early in 1780, Cook departed. However, his ships were damaged in a storm immediately after setting sail, and he was forced to return to Kealakekua after only a week at sea. During this second anchoring, an altercation between the Europeans and the Hawaiians turned violent, resulting in the death of multiple people on both sides, including Cook himself. Peaceful relations were eventually restored with the crew of his ships, who departed for good later that month.<ref name="kuykendall" />Template:Rp
In 1780 CE, the island of HawaiiTemplate:Okinai was controlled by the aliTemplate:Okinainui [[KalaniTemplate:OkinaōpuTemplate:Okinau]], a descendant of Template:OkinaUmi-a-Līloa. On his death in 1782, he designated his son [[KīwalaTemplate:Okinaō]] as his heir. However, a feud between KīwalaTemplate:Okinaō and KalaniTemplate:OkinaōpuTemplate:Okinau's nephew [[Kamehameha I|PaiTemplate:Okinaea Kamehameha]] soon escalated into a civil war. KīwalaTemplate:Okinaō was killed in the [[Battle of MokuTemplate:Okinaōhai]] later that same year, leaving control of the island divided between Kamehameha in the west, KīwalaTemplate:Okinaō's uncle and advisor [[KeawemaTemplate:Okinauhili]] in the northeast, and KīwalaTemplate:Okinaō's half-brother [[Keōua KūTemplate:OkinaahuTemplate:Okinaula]] in the south. The three chiefs, aided by Western ships and weapons, fought to a standstill for eight years until 1790, when Keōua defeated and killed KeawemaTemplate:Okinauhili. In 1791 Kamehameha's men killed Keōua at a diplomatic meeting, leaving control of HawaiTemplate:Okinai to Kamehameha.<ref name="kuykendall">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp
Kamehameha went on to conquer the rest of the Hawaiian islands, consolidating his control in 1810 with the peaceful surrender of [[KaumualiTemplate:Okinai]], king of Kauai.<ref name="kuykendall" />Template:Rp He gave his new kingdom, and by extension the island chain itself, the name of his native island – the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]].<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1822, missionary William Ellis arrived and was one of a party that completed a tour of the island, descriptions of which were later published in his journal.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In July, 1898, HawaiTemplate:Okinai and all the Hawaiian islands were annexed by the United States, becoming the Territory of Hawaii. In 1905, the passage of the County Act established the [[County of Hawaii|County of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]], providing the island with local government for the first time since 1810.<ref name="charter">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geology and geography
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Cvt is land and Template:Cvt (20.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 39.6 percent.
At its greatest dimension, the island is Template:Convert across. Measured from its sea floor base to its highest peak, Mauna Kea at Template:Convert is the world's tallest mountain, taller than even Mount Everest, since the base of Mount Everest is above sea level.<ref name="Geology.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
The most southern point of HawaiTemplate:Okinai, Ka Lae, is the southernmost point of the United States. The nearest landfall to the south is the Line Islands. To the northwest of the island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai is the island of Maui, whose Haleakalā volcano is visible from Hawai[[Kau, Hawaii|Template:Okina]]i Island across the [[channels of the Hawaiian Islands|Template:OkinaAlenuihāhā Channel]].
Volcanism
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The island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai is built from five separate shield volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially, one overlapping the other. These are (from oldest to youngest):<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kohala – extinct
- Mauna Kea – dormant
- Hualālai – active
- Mauna Loa – active, partly within [[HawaiTemplate:Okinai Volcanoes National Park]]
- Kīlauea – active, part of HawaiTemplate:Okinai Volcanoes National Park
Geological evidence from exposures of old surfaces on the south and west flanks of Mauna Loa led to the proposal that two ancient volcanic shields (named Nīnole and Kulani) were all but buried by the younger Mauna Loa.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Geologists now consider these "outcrops" to be part of Mauna Loa.
Based on geochemical (including trace elements) and isotope differences in their eruptive products, Hawaiian volcanoes fall into two families. The differences are believed due to their separate magma systems. Hualālai and Mauna Loa are members of one family, while Kohala, Mauna Kea, and Kilauea are members of the other.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Because Mauna Loa and Kīlauea are active volcanoes, the island is growing. Between January 1983 and September 2002, lava flows added Template:Convert to the island. Lava flowing from Kīlauea destroyed several towns, including Kapoho in 1960 and again in 2018, and Kalapana and Kaimū in 1990. In 1987 lava filled in "Queen's Bath", a large, L-shaped, freshwater pool in the Kalapana area.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Another 875 acres were added between May and July 2018 by the 2018 lower Puna eruption, with "Fissure 8" located within Leilani Estates subdivision being a primary source of the lava.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A lake known as "Green Lake" was covered by lava in that eruption as well as Ahalanui Beach Park and part of Isaac Hale Beach Park, the latter of which was inundated with black sand, rendering its boatramp unusable. Mauna Loa erupted briefly in 2022, 38 years after the prior activity.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Some geologists also count two undersea volcanoes in the base of the island.<ref>Template:Citation, p. 1471.</ref> Māhukona off the northwest corner of the island has eroded below the ocean surface.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> [[KamaTemplate:Okinaehuakanaloa Seamount|KamaTemplate:Okinaehuakanaloa]] (formerly LōTemplate:Okinaihi) is under water Template:Convert southeast of HawaiTemplate:Okinai. It is an erupting seamount that has grown to reach Template:Convert below the ocean surface, and it is forecast to break the surface in 10,000 to 100,000 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Great Crack
[edit][[File:Lava enering ocean5n.jpg|thumb|Lava entering the Pacific Ocean at [[HawaiTemplate:Okinai Volcanoes National Park]] in April 2005, ever increasing the size of the island|alt=Photo showing clouds of steam surrounding lava that is partly black and partly glowing orange]] The Great Crack is an Template:Convert, Template:Convert and Template:Convert fissure in the island, in the district of [[Kau, Hawaii|KaTemplate:Okinaū]]. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Great Crack is the result of crustal dilation from magmatic intrusions into the southwest rift zone of Kīlauea.<ref name="USGS_Great_Crack">Template:Cite web</ref> While neither the earthquake of 1868 nor that of 1975 caused a measurable change in the Great Crack, lava welled out of its lower Template:Convert in 1823.<ref name="USGS_Great_Crack" />
Trails, rock walls, and archaeological sites from as old as the 12th century exist near the Great Crack. In August 2018, the National Park Service purchased nearly Template:Convert of private land adjacent to [[HawaiTemplate:Okinai Volcanoes National Park]], claiming that the area had important geological features to be studied and preserved.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Hilina Slump
[edit]Template:Main [[File:Punaluu Black Sand Beach Park.JPG|thumb|[[PunaluTemplate:Okinau Beach|PunaluTemplate:Okinau Beach Park]], one of the most famous black sanded beaches|alt=Photo of coastline with 10 people standing or walking on the beach and palm trees in background]] [[File:Magic Sands (Laaloa Bay) Hawaii Christmas.jpg|thumb|[[LaTemplate:Okinaaloa Bay]], also known as "Magic Sands", located in Kailua-Kona]] The Hilina Slump is a Template:Convert section of the south slope of Kīlauea that is moving away from the island. Between 1990 and 1993, Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements showed a southward displacement of about Template:Convert per year.<ref name="AAAS_Abstract_1">Template:Cite journal</ref> Undersea measurements show a "bench" that has formed a buttress and that this buttress may tend to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic detachment.<ref name="AGU_Abstract_1">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="MBARI_1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Earthquakes and tsunamis
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On 2 April 1868, an earthquake with a magnitude estimated between 7.25 and 7.9 rocked the southeast coast of HawaiTemplate:Okinai. This was the most destructive earthquake in the HawaiTemplate:Okinai's recorded history.<ref name="Destructive Earthquakes">Template:Cite web</ref> It triggered a landslide on Mauna Loa, Template:Convert north of Pāhala, killing 31 people. A tsunami claimed 46 more lives. The villages of [[PunaluTemplate:Okinau Beach|PunaluTemplate:Okinau]], Nīnole, KawaTemplate:Okinaa, [[Honuapo|HonuTemplate:Okinaapo]], and Keauhou were severely damaged. The tsunami reportedly rolled over the tops of the coconut trees up to Template:Convert high, and it reached inland a distance of a quarter of a mile (400 meters) in some places.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
On 29 November 1975, a Template:Convert section of the Hilina Slump dropped Template:Convert and slid Template:Convert toward the ocean. This movement caused a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and a Template:Convert tsunami. Oceanfront property was washed off its foundations in PunaluTemplate:Okinau. Two deaths were reported at Halape, and 19 other people were injured.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The island suffered damage from a tsunami caused by earthquakes in Alaska on 1 April 1946, and in Chile on 23 May 1960. Downtown Hilo was damaged by both tsunamis, with many lives lost. Just north of Hilo, Laupāhoehoe lost 16 schoolchildren and five teachers in the tsunami of 1946.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In March 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Japan again created a tsunami that caused minor damage in HawaiTemplate:Okinai. The estimated damage to public buildings was about US$3 million.<ref name="2011 Sendai">Template:Cite news</ref> In the Kona area this tsunami washed a house into Kealakekua Bay, destroyed a yacht club and tour boat offices in Keauhou Bay, caused extensive damage in Kailua-Kona, flooded the ground floor of the King Kamehameha Hotel,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and temporarily closed the Kona Village Resort.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In early May 2018, hundreds of small earthquakes were detected on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone, leading officials to issue evacuation warnings. On 3 May 2018, the volcano erupted in Puna after a 5.0 earthquake earlier in the day, causing evacuations of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A seemingly related 5.3 magnitude quake and a subsequent 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred on 4 May.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Volcanic fog
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Vog (volcanic fog) can envelop the island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai when Kīlauea is active. Since the termination of volcanic activity in September 2018, vog has largely disappeared on the west side of the island.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The gas plumes created a blanket of vog that the trade winds mostly deflect toward the Kona coast. Vog can damage the health of plants, humans, and other animals. Most of the aerosols are acidic and of a size where they can remain in the lungs to damage them. Flu-like symptoms and general lethargy are reported, and are especially pronounced in people with respiratory conditions.<ref name="Frequently Asked Questions about Air Quality in HawaiTemplate:Okinai">Template:Cite web on USGS web site. U.S. Geological Service. Retrieved 29 December 2009.</ref><ref name="Vog: A Volcanic Hazard">Template:Cite web on USGS web site.</ref><ref name="Hawaii Air Quality Conditions & Forecasts">Template:Cite web on "Airnow" US Government web site.</ref><ref name="Vog: Important Information and Facts">Template:Cite web on State of Hawaii Office of the Governor web site.</ref>
National protected areas
[edit][[File:Lehua blossoms hawaii 01.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Template:OkinaŌhiTemplate:Okinaa lehua|Template:OkinaŌhiTemplate:Okinaa Lehua]] blossoms, HawaiTemplate:Okinai]]The island hosts many specialized ecosystems/microclimates, including many protected by federal designation:
- Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
- Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
- [[HawaiTemplate:Okinai Volcanoes National Park]]
- Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
- Kohala Historical Sites State Monument (Mookini Heiau)
- Kona Forest National Wildlife Refuge
- [[PuTemplate:Okinauhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park]]
- [[PuTemplate:Okinaukoholā Heiau National Historic Site]]
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Downtown Kailua-Kona
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Downtown Hilo
Economy
[edit]Sugarcane was the backbone of the island economy for more than a century. In the mid-20th century, sugarcane plantations began to downsize, and in 1995 the island's last plantation closed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Most of the island's economy depends on tourism, centered primarily in resort areas on the western coast of the island in the North Kona and South Kohala districts. Sustainable tourism is increasing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Diversified agriculture is a growth sector. Major crops include macadamia nuts, papaya, flowers, tropical and temperate vegetables, aquaculture, and coffee beans. The island's orchid production is the state's largest.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The island is home to one of the United States' largest cattle ranches: Parker Ranch, on Template:Convert in Waimea.
The island is known for astronomy, with numerous telescopes positioned on the summit of Mauna Kea at the Mauna Kea Observatories, where atmospheric clarity is excellent and little light pollution intrudes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Astronomy has become somewhat controversial, given accusations of mismanagement by the observatory manager, the [[University of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]]. The proposed addition of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) generated protests that stalled the project and led to the transfer of management responsibility to a Governor-appointed body.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
NELHA (Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority), a Template:Convert state developed site, is a green economic development ocean science and technology park on the west side of the island. It provides resources and facilities for energy and ocean-related research, education, and commercial activities in an environmentally sound and culturally sensitive manner. Business tenants on this coastal site include microalgae farms, aquaculture, solar technology and marine biotech. Tenants have access to three sets of pipelines delivering deep-sea water from a depth of up to Template:Convert, as well as pristine sea surface water and almost constant sunshine. A 2012 study by the University of HawaiTemplate:Okinai Economic Research Organization reported that the total economic impact of activities at NELHA was $87.7 million and created 583 jobs.<ref name="HERO on NELHA">Template:Cite web</ref>
Top employers
[edit]According to the county's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the top employers in the county are the following:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
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| 1 | [[State of Hawaii|State of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] | 16,700 |
| 2 | [[Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus|Kamehameha Schools, HawaiTemplate:Okinai Island]] | 3,380 |
| 3 | [[Hawaii County|HawaiTemplate:Okinai County]] | 2,800 |
| 4 | United States Government | 1,300 |
| 5 | Mauna Kea Beach Hotel | 1,100 |
| 6 | Four Seasons Resort Hualalai | 1,003 |
| 7 | KTA Super Stores | 900 |
| 8 | Hilton Waikoloa Village | 850 |
| 9 | The Fairmont Orchid | 560 |
| 10 | Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort | 259 |
Transportation
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Air
[edit]Two commercial airports serve HawaiTemplate:Okinai Island:
- Hilo International Airport (ITO)
- Kona International Airport (KOA)
The 2 private airports are:
- Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)
- [[Template:OkinaUpolu Airport]] (UPP)
Rail
[edit]No railroad or tram service exists today on HawaiTemplate:Okinai Island.
The [[Hawaii Consolidated Railway|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Consolidated Railway]] (originally the Hilo Railroad) operated in varying magnitudes from 1899 until 1947. The railway ran out of Hilo, northbound to [[Paauilo, Hawaii|PaTemplate:Okinaauilo]] and southbound to Pāhoa, Glenwood (near Volcano), and Kamaili.
Other smaller freight only railroads also operated on the island, primarily for the transport of sugarcane and other crops. Some of these include Waiākea Plantation Railroad (in Hilo), HonokaTemplate:Okinaa Plantation Railroad, Hawaii Railway (on the north shore), Hawaiian Agricultural Company Railroad (in Pāhala) and West Hawaii Railway (between Kailua-Kona and Captain Cook).
Bus
[edit]Island-wide bus service is provided by Hele-On Bus.
Major highways
[edit]- Template:Jct (part of [[Hawaii Belt Road|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Belt Road]])
- Template:Jct (part of [[Hawaii Belt Road|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Belt Road]])
- Template:Jct (from [[Keaau, Hawaii|KeaTemplate:Okinaau]] to Kalapana)
- Template:Jct (from Pāhoa to Kapoho)
- Template:Jct (from Kalapana to Kapoho; also known as "Red Road")
- Template:Jct (part of [[Hawaii Belt Road|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Belt Road]])
- Template:Jct (also known as "Saddle Road", a cross island route from Hilo to Route 190)
- Template:Jct (from [[Honokaa, Hawaii|HonokaTemplate:Okinaa]] to [[Waipio Valley|WaipiTemplate:Okinao Valley]])
- Template:Jct (Kohala Mountain Road, from Waimea to Hāwī)
- Template:Jct ([[Template:OkinaAkoni Pule Highway]], from Kawaihae to Pololū Valley)
- Template:Jct (a modernized portion of "Saddle Road" extending 6.2 miles west from Hilo)
The 3 HawaiTemplate:Okinai Scenic Byways are:
- Māmalahoa Kona Heritage Center
- Royal Footsteps Along the Kona Coast
- KaTemplate:Okinaū Scenic Byway – The Slopes of Mauna Loa
Maritime
[edit]The major ports are Hilo Harbor on the east side and Kawaihae Harbor and Kailua Pier on the west side.
Cruise ships often stop at Kailua-Kona (90 times in 2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Hilo (108 times in 2017).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
There are several small boatramps throughout the island for public and private use.
[[File:Akaka Falls Hawaii.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Template:OkinaAkaka Falls State Park|Template:OkinaAkaka Falls]] on Kolekole Stream]]
Tourism
[edit]Places of interest
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[[File:ISS-38 Hawaiian Island chain.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] from space, 26 January 2014<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>]]
- [[Template:OkinaAkaka Falls State Park|Template:OkinaAkaka Falls]], one of the tallest waterfalls on the island.
- Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden houses many endangered endemic plants.
- [[East Hawaii Cultural Center|East HawaiTemplate:Okinai Cultural Center]]
- [[Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Tropical Botanical Garden]]
- [[HawaiTemplate:Okinai Volcanoes National Park]], comprising the active volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa
- [[HuliheTemplate:Okinae Palace]], a royal palace in Kailua-Kona
- [[Template:OkinaImiloa Astronomy Center]] in Hilo
- Ka Lae, the southernmost point in the United States
- Laupāhoehoe Train Museum
- Lyman House Memorial Museum in Hilo
- Manuka State Wayside Park
- Mauna Kea Observatories
- Nani Mau Gardens
- Onizuka Center for International Astronomy
- Pacific Tsunami Museum overlooking Hilo Bay
- [[PanaTemplate:Okinaewa Rainforest Zoo]] in Hilo
- Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- [[PuTemplate:Okinauhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park]]
- [[PuTemplate:Okinaukoholā Heiau National Historic Site|PuTemplate:Okinaukohoā Heiau National Historic Site]], the site of one of the most significant heiau in HawaiTemplate:Okinai
- Rainbow Falls State Park
- Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens
- Umauma Falls
- [[University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens|University of HawaiTemplate:Okinai at Hilo Botanical Gardens]]
- [[Waipio Valley|WaipiTemplate:Okinao Valley]]
- Wao Kele o Puna
- World Botanical Gardens
Hotels on the east coast
[edit]The larger hotels on the east coast are:
Hotels on the west coast
[edit]The larger hotels on the west coast, from north (Puakō) to south (Captain Cook):
- Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
- The Fairmont Orchid
- Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Waikoloa Beach Marriott
- King Kamehameha Hotel
- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
- Royal Kona Resort
- Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay
- Manago Hotel
- Mauna Lani Resort by Auberge
Maps
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National parks, mountains and cities on the island
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Topographic map of the island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai
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Detailed map of the island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]External links
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- Official Hawaii County website Template:Webarchive
- HawaiTemplate:Okinai Volcanoes National Park official website
- Hawaii (island) at Encyclopædia Britannica
- Hawaii Tribune-Herald – official website of the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, a daily newspaper in Hilo
- West Hawaii Today – official website of West Hawaii Today
- Island of Hawaii from the International Space Station – NASA satellite image, taken from the International Space Station on 28 February 2015
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