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Honolulu (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell;<ref>Dictionary Reference</ref> Template:IPA) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu,Template:Efn and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city as well as westernmost and southernmost U.S. state capital. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions.

Template:Lang is Hawaiian for "sheltered harbor"<ref name="Honolulu.gov">Template:Cite web</ref> or "calm port";<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> its old name, Template:Lang, roughly encompasses the area from Nuʻuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present downtown district.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The city's desirability as a port accounts for its historical growth and importance in the Hawaiian archipelago and the broader Pacific region. Honolulu has been the capital of the Hawaiian Islands since 1845, firstly of the independent Hawaiian Kingdom, and since 1898 of the U.S. territory and state of Hawaii. The city gained worldwide recognition following the Empire of Japan's attack on nearby Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which prompted the entry of the U.S. into World War II; the harbor remains a major U.S. Navy base, hosting the United States Pacific Fleet, the world's largest naval command.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The U.S. Census Bureau recognizes the approximate area commonly referred to as the "City of Honolulu", as the Urban Honolulu census-designated place. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Honolulu was 350,964. The Urban Honolulu Metropolitan Statistical Area had 1,016,508 residents in 2020.<ref name=PopEstCBSA /> With over 300,000 residents, Honolulu is the most populous Oceanian city outside Australasia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Long-Range Futures Research: An Application of Complexity Science, Robert Samet, 2009, 272</ref>

Honolulu's favorable tropical climate, rich natural scenery, and extensive beaches make it a popular global destination for tourists. With over 711,000 visitors as of 2022, Honolulu is the tenth-most visited city in the United States after New York City, Miami, Orlando, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Boston.<ref>"America's 10 most visited cities", World Atlas, April 5, 2024</ref>

History

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Evidence of the first settlement of Honolulu by the original Polynesian migrants to the archipelago comes from oral histories and artifacts. These indicate that there was a settlement where Honolulu now stands in the 11th century.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Unreliable source? After Kamehameha I conquered Oʻahu in the [[Battle of NuTemplate:Okinauanu]] at [[NuTemplate:Okinauanu Pali]], he moved his royal court from the Island of Hawaiʻi to Waikiki in 1804. His court relocated in 1809 to what is now downtown Honolulu. The capital was moved back to Kailua-Kona in 1812.

In November 1794, Captain William Brown of Great Britain was the first foreigner to sail into what is now Honolulu Harbor.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> More foreign ships followed, making the port of Honolulu a focal point for merchant ships traveling between North America and Asia. The settlement grew from a handful of homes to a city in the early 19th century after Kamehameha I chose it as a replacement for his residence at Waikiki in 1810.<ref name="Daws">Template:Cite journal</ref>

In 1845, Kamehameha III moved the permanent capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom from Lahaina on Maui to Honolulu.<ref name="Daws"/> He and the kings who followed him transformed Honolulu into a modern capital, erecting buildings such as St. Andrew's Cathedral, [[Template:OkinaIolani Palace]], and [[AliTemplate:Okinaiōlani Hale]]. At the same time, Honolulu became the islands' center of commerce, with descendants of American missionaries establishing major businesses downtown.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Despite the turbulent history of the late 19th century and early 20th century—such as the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, Hawaii's annexation by the U.S. in 1898, a large fire in 1900, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941—Honolulu remained the Hawaiian Islands' capital, largest city, and main airport and seaport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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A view of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 from Japanese planes. The torpedo explosion in the center is on the USS West Virginia.

An economic and tourism boom following statehood brought rapid economic growth to Honolulu and Hawaii. Modern air travel brings, Template:As of, 7.6 million visitors annually to the islands, with 62.3% entering at Honolulu International Airport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Today, Honolulu is a modern city with numerous high-rise buildings, and Waikiki is the center of the tourism industry in Hawaii, with thousands of hotel rooms.

Geography

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Astronaut photograph of western Honolulu, HNL Airport, and Pearl Harbor taken from the International Space Station

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Urban Honolulu CDP has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 11.56%, is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Honolulu is the remotest major U.S. city and one of the remotest cities in the world.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> The closest location in mainland U.S. is the Point Arena Lighthouse in northern California, at Template:Convert.<ref>Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 Software, Copyright 2006 by Microsoft Corp. et al.</ref> (Nautical vessels require some additional distance to circumnavigate [[MakapuTemplate:Okinau Point]].) The closest major city is San Francisco, California, at Template:Convert.<ref name=":0" /> Some islands off the Mexican coast and part of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska are slightly closer to Honolulu than the mainland.

The volcanic field of the Honolulu Volcanics is partially inside the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Neighborhoods, boroughs, and districts

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Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station
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Downtown at Bishop and King streets, with First Hawaiian Center (left) and Bank of Hawaii Center (right)

Climate

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Honolulu experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen classification BSh), with a mostly dry summer season, due to a rain shadow effect.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite temperatures that meet the tropical threshold of all months having a mean temperature of 64.4 °F (18.0 °C) or higher, the city receives too little precipitation to be classified as tropical.

Temperatures vary little throughout the year, with average high temperatures of Template:Convert and average lows of Template:Convert. Nevertheless, there are slight seasons. The "winter" months from December to March can occasionally see lows fall below Template:Convert, whereas the "summer" from June to September can get a limited number of hot days achieving Template:Convert or higher. This occurs on an average of only 32 days annually,<ref name = NOAA/>Template:Efn with lows in the upper 50s °F (14–15 °C) once or twice a year. The highest recorded temperature was Template:Convert on September 19, 1994, and August 31, 2019.<ref name = NOAA/> The lowest recorded temperature was Template:Convert on February 16, 1902, and January 20, 1969.<ref name = NOAA/>

The annual average rainfall is Template:Convert,<ref name = NOAA/> which mainly occurs from October through early April, with very little rainfall in the summer. However, both seasons experience a similar number of rainy days. Light showers occur in summer, while heavier rain falls during winter. Honolulu has an average of 278 sunny days and 89.2 rainy days per year.

Although the city is in the tropics, hurricanes are quite rare. The last recorded hurricane that hit near Honolulu was Category 4 Hurricane Iniki in 1992. Tornadoes are also uncommon and occur about every 15 years. Waterspouts off the coast are also uncommon, hitting about every five years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Honolulu falls under the USDA 12b Plant Hardiness zone.<ref>USDA.govTemplate:Cite web</ref>

The average temperature of the sea ranges from Template:Convert in March to Template:Convert in September.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Honolulu weatherbox

Climate data for Honolulu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average sea temperature °F (°C) 76.5
(24.7) 		75.9
(24.4) 		75.7
(24.3) 		76.9
(25.0) 		77.9
(25.5) 		78.7
(25.9) 		78.9
(26.0) 		79.5
(26.4) 		80.4
(26.9) 		79.8
(26.5) 		78.5
(25.9) 		77.0
(25.0) 		78.0
(25.5)
Mean daily daylight hours 11.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 12.1
Average Ultraviolet index 7 9 11 11 11 11+ 11+ 11+ 11 9 7 6 9.6
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Source #2: Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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The Hawaii State Capitol
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Map of racial distribution in Honolulu, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline Template:Legend inline

2020 census

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Honolulu, Hawaii – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 2000 % 2010 Template:Partial
White alone (NH) 69,503 55,762 54,137 18.70% 16.53% 15.43%
Black or African American alone (NH) 5,706 4,642 5,663 1.54% 1.38% 1.61%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 500 517 373 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
Asian alone (NH) 205,563 182,792 183,712 55.31% 54.20% 52.34%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian alone (NH) 24,739 27,346 31,459 6.66% 8.11% 8.96%
Other race alone (NH) 644 512 1,025 0.17% 0.15% 0.29%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 48,773 47,384 52,613 13.12% 14.05% 14.99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 16,229 18,301 21,982 4.37% 5.43% 6.26%
Total 371,657 337,256 350,964 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

The population of Honolulu is 350,964 as of the 2020 U.S. census, making it the 55th most populous city in the U.S. The city's population was 337,256 at the 2010 U.S. census.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The residential neighborhood of East Honolulu is considered a separate census-designated place by the Census Bureau but is generally considered part of Honolulu's urban core. The population of East Honolulu was 50,922 as of 2020, increasing Honolulu's core population to over 400,000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In terms of race (including Hispanics in the racial counts), 54.8% were Asian, 17.9% were White, 1.5% were Black or African American, 0.2% were Native American or Alaska Native, 8.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.8% were from "some other race", and 16.3% were from two or more races. Separately, Hispanic and Latino residents of any race made up 5.4% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010" /> In 1970, the Census Bureau reported Honolulu's population as 33.9% white and 53.7% Asian and Pacific Islander.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Asian Americans are the majority of Honolulu's population, accounting for over 52%. The Asian ethnic groups are Japanese (19.9%), Filipino (13.2%), Chinese (10.4%), Korean (4.3%), Vietnamese (2.0%), Indian (0.3%), Laotian (0.3%), Thai (0.2%), Cambodian (0.1%), and Indonesian (0.1%).

Pacific Islander Americans are 8.4% of Honolulu's population. The Pacific Islander ethnic groups are people solely of Native Hawaiian ancestry (3.2%), Samoan Americans made up 1.5% of the population, Marshallese people make up 0.5%, and Tongan people comprise 0.3%. People of Guamanian or Chamorro descent made up 0.2% of the population and numbered 841.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Metropolitan Honolulu, which encompasses all of Oahu island, had a population of 953,207 as of the 2010 U.S. census and 1,016,508 in the 2020 U.S. census, making it the 54th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Clear

Economy

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Honolulu viewed from Diamond Head crater

The largest city and airport in the Hawaiian Islands, Honolulu acts as a natural gateway to the islands' large tourism industry, which brings millions of visitors and contributes $10 billion annually to the local economy. Honolulu's location in the Pacific also makes it a large business and trading hub, particularly between the East and the West. Other important aspects of the city's economy include military defense, research and development, and manufacturing.<ref name=econ>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Hawaiian Airlines,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Island Air,<ref name="Island Air">Template:Cite web</ref> and Aloha Air Cargo are headquartered in the city.<ref>"Locations Template:Webarchive." Aloha Air Cargo. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.</ref><ref name="CDPMap">"Honolulu CDP, HI Template:Webarchive." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.</ref> Until it dissolved, Aloha Airlines was headquartered in the city.<ref>"Aloha Airlines, Inc." BusinessWeek. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.</ref> At one time Mid-Pacific Airlines had its headquarters on the property of Honolulu International Airport.<ref>"World Airline Directory." Flight International. May 16, 1981. 1452. "Head Office: Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, USA."</ref>

In 2009, Honolulu had a 4.5% increase in average rent, maintaining it in the second most expensive rental market among 210 U.S. metropolitan areas.<ref name="2nd most expensive rents">Template:Cite web</ref> Similarly, the general cost of living, including gasoline, electricity, and most foodstuffs, is much higher than on the U.S. mainland, because the city and state have to import most goods.<ref name=":0"/> One 2014 report found that cost of living expenses were 69% higher than the U.S. average.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to a 2024 report from the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Honolulu experienced a 1.5 percentage point higher CPI-U compared to the 3.2% U.S. average increase in the first half of 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Since the only national banks in Hawaii are all local, many visitors and new residents must get accustomed to different banks. First Hawaiian Bank is Hawaii's largest and oldest bank,<ref name="Hill 2008">Template:Cite web</ref> headquartered at the First Hawaiian Center, the state's tallest office building.<ref name="Emporis.com">Template:Cite web</ref>

Cultural institutions

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With symbolic native-styled architectural features, First Hawaiian Center is the tallest office building in Hawaii and home to a Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House gallery.

Natural museums

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The Bishop Museum is Honolulu's largest museum. It has the state's largest collection of natural history specimens and the world's largest collection of Hawaiiana and Pacific culture artifacts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Honolulu Zoo is Hawaii's main zoological institution, while the Waikiki Aquarium is a working marine biology laboratory. The Waikiki Aquarium partners with the University of Hawaiʻi and other universities worldwide. Established for appreciation and botany, Honolulu is home to several gardens: Foster Botanical Garden, [[LiliTemplate:Okinauokalani Botanical Garden]], Walker Estate, among others.

Performing arts

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Established in 1900, the Honolulu Symphony is the second-oldest U.S. symphony orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains. Other classical music ensembles include the Hawaii Opera Theatre. Honolulu is also a center for Hawaiian music. The main music venues include the Hawaii Theatre, the Neal Blaisdell Center Concert Hall and Arena, and the Waikiki Shell.

Honolulu also includes several venues for live theater, including the Diamond Head Theatre and Kumu Kahua Theatre.

Visual arts

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The Honolulu Museum of Art has Hawaii's largest collection of Asian and Western art. It also has the largest collection of Islamic art, housed at the Shangri La estate. Since the merger of the Honolulu Academy of Arts and The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (now called the Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House) in 2011, the museum is also the state's only contemporary art museum. The contemporary collections are housed at main campus (Spalding House) in Makiki and a multi-level gallery in downtown Honolulu at the First Hawaiian Center. The museum hosts a film and video program dedicated to arthouse and world cinema in the museum's Doris Duke Theatre, named for the museum's historic patroness Doris Duke.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Hawaii State Art Museum (also downtown) has pieces by local artists as well as traditional Hawaiian art. The museum is administered by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

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Aerial view of Diamond Head

Honolulu also annually holds the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). It showcases some of the best films from producers all across the Pacific Rim and is the largest "East meets West" style film festival of its sort in the United States.

Tourist attractions

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Diamond Head and Honolulu viewed from Round Top Drive

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Sports

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Honolulu's tropical climate lends itself to year-round activities. In 2004, Men's Fitness magazine named Honolulu the fittest city in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Honolulu has three large road races:

Ironman Hawaii was first held in Honolulu. It was the first ever Ironman triathlon event and is also the world championship.

The Waikiki Roughwater Swim race is held annually off the beach of Waikiki. Founded by Jim Cotton in 1970, the course is Template:Convert and spans from the New Otani Hotel to the Hilton Rainbow Tower.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fans of spectator sports in Honolulu generally support the football, volleyball, basketball, rugby union, rugby league, and baseball programs of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> High school sporting events, especially football, are especially popular.

Honolulu has no professional sports teams, with any prospective teams being forced to conduct extremely long travels for away games in the continental states. It was the home of the Hawaii Islanders (Pacific Coast League, 1961–87), The Hawaiians (World Football League, 1974–75), Team Hawaii (North American Soccer League, 1977), and the Hawaiian Islanders (af2, 2002–04).

The NCAA football Hawaii Bowl is played in Honolulu. Honolulu also hosted the NFL's annual Pro Bowl each February from 1980 to 2009. After the 2010 and 2015 games were played in Miami Gardens and Glendale, respectively, the Pro Bowl was once again in Honolulu from 2011 to 2014, with 2016 the most recent.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From 1993 to 2008, Honolulu hosted Hawaii Winter Baseball, featuring minor-league players from Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, Korea Baseball Organization, and independent leagues.

In 2018, the Honolulu Little League team qualified for that year's Little League World Series tournament. The team went undefeated en route to the United States championship game, where it bested Georgia's Peachtree City American Little League team 3–0. In the world championship game, the team faced off against South Korea's South Seoul Little League team. Hawaii pitcher Ka'olu Holt threw a complete-game shutout while striking out 8, and Honolulu Little League, again by a score of 3–0, secured the victory, capturing the 2018 Little League World Series championship and Hawaii's third overall title at the Little League World Series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2022, Hawaii continued its dominance at the Little League World Series, going undefeated and winning the tournament, beating Curacao in the world championship, and outscoring opposing teams 60-5 throughout the tournament.

In 2024, Honolulu was the official home of the Pokémon World Championships.

Venues

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Venues for spectator sports in Honolulu include:

Aloha Stadium was a venue for American football and soccer located in Halawa near Pearl Harbor, just outside Honolulu.<ref>"Halawa CDP, Hawaii Template:Webarchive." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.</ref> The stadium was closed in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Plans for a new stadium at the site were announced in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

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Completed in 1928, Honolulu Hale is the city and county seat.

Rick Blangiardi was elected mayor of Honolulu County on August 8, 2020, and began serving as the county's 15th mayor on January 2, 2021. The municipal offices of the City and County of Honolulu, including Honolulu Hale, the seat of the city and county, are in the Capitol District, as are the Hawaii state government buildings.<ref name="Historic Honolulu">Template:Citation</ref>

The Capitol District is in the Honolulu census county division (CCD), the urban area commonly regarded as the "City" of Honolulu. The Honolulu CCD is on the southeast coast of Oʻahu between Makapuu and Halawa. The division boundary follows the Koʻolau crestline, so Makapuʻu Beach is in the Ko'olaupoko District. On the west, the division boundary follows Halawa Stream, then crosses Red Hill and runs just west of Aliamanu Crater, so that Aloha Stadium, Pearl Harbor (with the USS Arizona Memorial), and Hickam Air Force Base are all in the island's Ewa CCD.<ref name="Honolulu CCD">Template:Citation</ref>

The Hawaii Department of Public Safety operates the Oahu Community Correctional Center, the jail for the island of Oahu, in Honolulu CCD.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Honolulu. The main Honolulu Post Office is by the international airport, at 3600 Aolele Street.<ref>"Post Office Location – Honolulu." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.</ref> Federal Detention Center, Honolulu, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, is in the CDP.<ref>"FDC Honolulu Contact Information Template:Webarchive." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on December 30, 2009.</ref>

Foreign missions on the island

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Several countries have consular facilities in Honolulu. They include consulates of Japan,<ref>"Visa & Travel Template:Webarchive." Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu. Accessed August 17, 2008.</ref> South Korea,<ref>"Location Template:Webarchive." Consulate-General of South Korea in Honolulu. Retrieved on January 10, 2009.</ref> the Philippines,<ref>"Other Philippine Missions in the U.S. Template:Webarchive." Consulate-General of the Philippines in Chicago. Retrieved on January 10, 2009.</ref> Taiwan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Federated States of Micronesia,<ref>"Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Embassies, Consulates, and Missions." Department of Foreign Affairs (Federated States of Micronesia). Retrieved on January 10, 2009.</ref> Australia,<ref>"Australian Consulate-General in Honolulu, United States of America." Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on January 10, 2009.</ref> New Zealand<ref>Consulate-General of New Zealand in Honolulu</ref> and the Marshall Islands.<ref>"Foreign Mission Template:Webarchive." Republic of the Marshall Islands. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.</ref>

Education and research

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Colleges and universities

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Colleges and universities in Honolulu include Honolulu Community College, Kapiolani Community College, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Chaminade University, and Hawaii Pacific University.<ref name="CDPMap"/> University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa houses the main offices of the University of Hawaiʻi System.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Research institutions

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Pacific Forum, one of the world's leading Asia-Pacific policy research institutes, is on Bishop Street.

Honolulu is home to three renowned international affairs research institutions. The Pacific Forum, one of the world's leading Asia-Pacific policy research institutes and one of the first U.S. organizations to focus exclusively on Asia, has its main office on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu. The East–West Center (EWC), an education and research organization established by Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the U.S., is headquartered in Mānoa, Honolulu. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), a U.S. Department of Defense institute, is based in Waikiki, Honolulu. APCSS addresses regional and global security issues and supports the U.S. Pacific Command by developing and sustaining relationships among security practitioners and national security establishments throughout the region.

Public primary and secondary schools

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Queen Liliuokalani Building, Hawaii Department of Education headquarters in Honolulu CDP

Hawaii Department of Education operates Honolulu's public schools.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> Public high schools in the CDP area include Wallace Rider Farrington, Kaiser, Kaimuki, Kalani, Moanalua, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt.<ref name="CDPMap"/> It also includes the Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind, the statewide school for blind and deaf children. There is a charter school, University Laboratory School.

Private primary and secondary schools

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Template:As of almost 38% of K-12 students in the Honolulu area attend private schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Private schools include Academy of the Pacific, Damien Memorial School, Hawaii Baptist Academy, [[Template:OkinaIolani School]], Lutheran High School of Hawaii, Kamehameha Schools, Maryknoll School, Mid-Pacific Institute, La Pietra, Punahou School, Sacred Hearts Academy, St. Andrew's Priory School, Saint Francis School, Saint Louis School, the Education Laboratory School, Saint Patrick School, Trinity Christian School, and Varsity International School. Hawaii has one of the nation's highest rate of private school attendance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Public libraries

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Hawaii State Library

Hawaii State Public Library System operates public libraries. The Hawaii State Library in the CDP serves as the system's main library,<ref name="Hawaii State Library">Template:Cite web</ref> while the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, also in the CDP area, serves handicapped and blind people.<ref name="Library for Blind + Physically Handicapped">Template:Cite web</ref>

Branches in the CDP area include Aiea, Aina Haina, Ewa Beach, Hawaiʻi Kai, Kahuku, Kailua, Kaimuki, Kalihi-Palama, Kaneohe, Kapolei, Liliha, Mānoa, McCully-Moiliili, Mililani, Moanalua, Wahiawa, Waialua, Waianae, Waikiki-Kapahulu, Waimanalo, and Waipahu.<ref name="Library BRANCHES">Template:Cite web</ref>

Weekend educational programs

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The Hawaiʻi Japanese School – Rainbow Gakuen (ハワイレインボー学園 Hawai Reinbō Gakuen), a supplementary weekend Japanese school, holds its classes in Kaimuki Middle School in Honolulu and has its offices in another building in Honolulu.<ref>"Home page." Hawaii Japanese School – Rainbow Gakuen. Retrieved on April 16, 2015. "事務所住所： 2454 South Beretania St., #202 Honolulu, HI 96826" and "授業実施校： Kaimuki Middle School"</ref> The school serves overseas Japanese nationals.<ref>"Government of Japan to honor 3 from Hawaii today" (Archive). Honolulu Advertiser. November 3, 2007. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.</ref> Honolulu has other weekend programs for the Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish languages.<ref>Randolph, April. "Tot talk goes global" (Archive). Honolulu Advertiser. March 19, 2008. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.</ref>

Media

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Honolulu is served by one daily newspaper, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, along with a magazine, Honolulu Magazine, several radio stations and television stations, among other media. Local news agency and CNN-affiliate Hawaii News Now broadcasts and is headquartered out of Honolulu.

Transportation

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Air

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Honolulu International Airport old control tower
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8R "Reef Runway" of Honolulu International Airport
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Aerial view of H-1 (looking east) from Honolulu Airport heading into downtown Honolulu

At the western end of the CDP, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) is the principal aviation gateway to the state of Hawaii. Kalaeloa Airport is primarily a commuter facility used by unscheduled air taxis, general aviation and transient and locally based military aircraft.

Highways

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Honolulu has been ranked as having the nation's worst traffic congestion, beating former record holder Los Angeles. Drivers waste on average over 58 hours per year on congested roadways.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following freeways, part of the Interstate Highway System serve Honolulu:

  • File:I-H1.svg Interstate H-1, western terminous is at Kapolei where you can connect to the Farrington Highway. The H-1 passes Hickam Air Force Base and Honolulu International Airport, runs through Pearl City before heading downtown into Honolulu continues eastward through Makiki and Kaimuki, ending at Waialae/Kahala and start of the Kalanianole Highway.
  • File:I-H201.svg Interstate H-201—also known as the Moanalua Freeway and sometimes numbered as its former number, Hawaii State Route 78—connects two points along H-1: at Aloha Stadium and Fort Shafter. Close to H-1 and Aloha Stadium, H-201 has an exchange with the western terminus of Interstate H-3 to the windward side of Oahu (Kaneohe). This complex of connecting ramps, some directly between H-1 and H-3, is in Halawa.
  • File:I-H2.svg Interstate H-2 Connects at a junction near Waipahu and Pearl City with the H-1 freeway. The H-2 freeway will take you up to Schofield barracks before ending at Wahiawa where it connect to the north shore.
  • File:I-H3.svg Interstate H-3 Connects at a junction near Halawa Heights. This interstate highway will take you from Halawa heights through the Ko'olau Range to Kaneohe. Its final termination is at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Exit 15 is the last exit before entering Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Other major highways that link Honolulu CCD with other parts of the Island of Oahu are:

Like most major American cities, the Honolulu metropolitan area experiences heavy traffic congestion during rush hours, especially to and from the western suburbs of Kapolei, [[Template:OkinaEwa Beach, Hawaii|Template:OkinaEwa Beach]], Aiea, Pearl City, Waipahu, and Mililani.

There is a Hawaii Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project (HEVDP).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Public transport

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In November 2010, voters approved a charter amendment to create a public transit authority to oversee the planning, construction, operation and future extensions to Honolulu's rail system, now known as Skyline. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has a 10-member board of directors, with three members appointed by the mayor, three selected by the Honolulu City Council, and the city and state transportation directors.<ref name="HART">Template:Cite web</ref>

The opening of the first phase of the Skyline was delayed until 2023, as HART canceled the initial bids for the first nine stations, rebid the work as three packages of three stations each, and allowed more time for construction in the hope that increased competition on smaller contracts would drive down costs;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> initial bids ranged from $294.5 million to $320.8 million, far surpassing HART's budget of $184 million.<ref>honolulutransit.org Honolulu Transit E-Blast (PDF) Template:Webarchive August 18, 2014.</ref>

Bus

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Established by former Mayor Frank F. Fasi as the replacement for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company (HRT), Honolulu's TheBus system was honored in 1994–95 and 2000–01 by the American Public Transportation Association as "America's Best Transit System". TheBus operates 107 routes serving Honolulu and most major cities and towns on Oʻahu. TheBus comprises a fleet of 531 buses, and is run by the nonprofit corporation Oʻahu Transit Services in conjunction with the city Department of Transportation Services. Template:As of, Honolulu was ranked fourth for highest per-capita use of mass transit in the United States.<ref name="NTD 2006">Template:Cite web</ref>

Para-transit Options

The island also features TheHandi-Van,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> for riders who require para-transit operations. To be eligible for this service, riders must meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). TheHandi-Van has a fare of $2 and is available from 4am to 1am. There is a 24-hour service within 3/4 of a mile of TheBus route 2<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and route 40.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> TheHandi-Van comprises a fleet of 160 buses. The parantransit branch also runs Human Services Transportation Coordination (HSTCP), which mainly provides transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and people with limited incomes, assisted by the Committee for Accessible Transportation (CAT). Both organizations work together to provide transportation for elderly and persons with disabilities.

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Honolulu has no urban rail transit system, though electric street railways were operated in Honolulu by the now-defunct Honolulu Rapid Transit Company before World War II. Predecessors to the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company were the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company (began 1903) and Hawaiian Tramways (began 1888).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The City and County of Honolulu is constructing a Template:Convert rail transit line that will connect Honolulu with cities and suburban areas near Pearl Harbor and in the Leeward and West Oahu regions. Skyline aims to alleviate traffic congestion for West Oʻahu commuters while being integral in the westward expansion of the metropolitan area. The project has been criticized for its cost, delays, and potential environmental impacts, but the line is expected to have large ridership. The line's first segment connects East Kapolei and Aloha Stadium and opened on June 30, 2023.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Bicycle sharing

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Since June 28, 2017, Bikeshare Hawaii administers the bicycle sharing program in Oʻahu while Secure Bike Share operates the Biki system. Most Biki stations are between Chinatown/Downtown and Diamond Head, but a 2018 expansion added stations toward the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus, Kapiolani Community College, Makiki, and Kalihi area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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According to the 2016 American Community Survey (five-year average), 56% of Urban Honolulu residents commuted to work by driving alone, 13.8% carpooled, 11.7% used public transportation, and 8.7% walked. About 5.7% commuted by bike, taxi, motorcycle or other forms of transportation, while 4.1% worked at home.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The city of Honolulu has a high percentage of households without a motor vehicle. In 2015, 16.6% of Honolulu households were car-free, which increased slightly to 17.2% in 2016; by comparison, the United States national average was 8.7% in 2016. Honolulu averaged 1.4 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Public safety

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The Honolulu Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city and county of Honolulu and serves the entire Oahu Island. Honolulu Police Department has a mixed fleet of marked patrol cars and unmarked along with a subsidized vehicle program in place. Marked vehicles are white with blue stripes and white lettering HONOLULU POLICE. The Honolulu Police Departments lets officers of a certain rank purchase a private vehicle for police use. Subsidized vehicles are unmarked but have a small blue roof light.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Subsidized vehicles can be any make, model, or color, but must follow department rules and guidelines. Honolulu Police and Hawaii County Police on the Big Island are the only departments in the state of Hawaii and the U.S. with subsidized vehicles. Honolulu Police along with other city, county law enforcement in Hawaii uses blue lights for their vehicles. They also keep their cruise blue lights on while on patrol.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Honolulu Fire Department provides firefighting services and first responder level emergency medical services on Oahu. Emergency medical services at higher levels are provided by the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. Contrary to most other fire departments, fire trucks in Honolulu are yellow.<ref name="Honolulu Fire Services">Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

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Sister cities

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Honolulu's sister cities are:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

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