Editing Hawaii County, Hawaii

{{short description|County in Hawaii, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county            = Hawaiʻi County
 | state             = Hawaii
 | ex image          = Shipman House, Hilo.jpg
 | ex image size     = 300px
 | ex image cap      = [[W. H. Shipman House]]
 | seal              = Hawaii County HI Seal.svg
 | leader_title      = [[Mayor of Hawaiʻi County|Mayor]]
 | leader_name       = Kimo Alameda
 | founded year      = 1905
 | founded date      = 
 | named for         = [[Island of Hawaiʻi]]
 | seat wl           = Hilo
 | largest city wl   = Hilo
 | city type         = community
 | area_total_sq_mi  = 5086.70
 | area_land_sq_mi   = 4028.02
 | area_water_sq_mi  = 1058.69
 | area percentage   = 20.81
 | population_as_of  = 2020
 | population_total  = 200,629
 | pop_est_as_of     = 2024
 | population_est    = 209,790 {{gain}}
 | density_km2       = auto
 | time zone         = Hawaii
 | district          = 2nd
 | web               = hawaiicounty.gov		
 | map_county        = Hawaii County
 | tz note=[[Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone|Hawaii-Aleutian]]
 | area codes=[[Area code 808|808]]
 | ZIP codes=96704, 96710, 96719, 96720, 96721, 96725, 96726, 96727, 96728, 96737, 96738, 96740, 96743, 96749, 96750, 96755, 96760, 96764, 96771, 96772, 96773, 96774, 96776, 96777, 96778, 96780, 96781, 96783, 96785
}}
'''Hawaiʻi County''' ({{langx|haw|Kalana o Hawaiʻi}}; officially known as the '''County of Hawaiʻi''') is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of Hawaii in the [[Hawaiian Islands]]. It is coextensive with the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawaiʻi]], often called the "Big Island" to distinguish it from the state as a whole. The [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]] population was 200,629.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title= HAWAII: 2020 Census |url= https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/hawaii-population-change-between-census-decade.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]]. There are no [[Municipal corporation|incorporated cities]] in Hawaiʻi County (see [[list of counties in Hawaii]]). The Hilo [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]] includes all of Hawaiʻi County. Hawaiʻi County has a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]] form of government. In terms of geography, Hawaiʻi County is the most expansive county in the state and the most southerly county in the United States.

The [[mayor of Hawaiʻi County]] is Kimo Alameda, who took office in 2024. Legislative authority is vested in the nine-member Hawaiʻi County Council.

Hawaiʻi County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state they are in (the other six are [[Arkansas County, Arkansas|Arkansas County]], [[Idaho County, Idaho|Idaho County]], [[Iowa County, Iowa|Iowa County]], [[Manhattan|New York County]], [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]], and [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]]).<ref>{{cite book|author1=Joseph Nathan Kane|author2=Charles Curry Aiken|title=The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000|url=https://archive.org/details/americancounties0000kane|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5036-1}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{Main|Hawaii (island)#Geology and geography}}
Hawaiʻi County has a total area of {{convert|5086.70|sqmi}}; {{convert|4028.02|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1058.69|sqmi}} is water<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = https://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt
 |title        = Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties
 |publisher    = United States Census
 |access-date   = February 13, 2011
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110512213428/http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt
 |archive-date = May 12, 2011
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> (mostly all off the ocean shoreline but counted in the total area by the U.S. Census Bureau). 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, Delaware|Sussex County]] comes in second at 48.0 percent, while Rhode Island's [[Providence County, Rhode Island|Providence County]] is third at 39.55 percent.)

===Major highways===
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===Adjacent county===
*[[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui County]] - northwest

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 46843
|1910= 55382
|1920= 64895
|1930= 73325
|1940= 73276
|1950= 68350
|1960= 61332
|1970= 63468
|1980= 92053
|1990= 120317
|2000= 148677
|2010= 185079
|2020 = 200629
|estyear=2024
|estimate=209790
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial Composition
|-
! Race ''<small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>'' !! % 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=050XX00US15001&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2010) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=050XX00US15001&y=2010 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2000<ref>{{cite book |title=Hawaii: 2000 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=12-13 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-13.pdf}}</ref> !! Pop. 2020 !! Pop. 2010 !! Pop. 2000
|-
| White Alone (NH) || 32.2%|| 31.2%|| 29.7%|| 64,688 || 57,831|| 44,223
|-
| Black Alone (NH) || 0.6%|| 0.5%|| 0.4%|| 1,159|| 899|| 602
|-
| Native American Alone (NH) || 0.3%|| 0.3%|| 0.3%|| 649|| 586|| 476
|-
| Asian Alone (NH) || 19.1%|| 21.4%|| 25.8%|| 38,351|| 39,588|| 38,378
|-
| Pacific Islander Alone (NH) || 13.1%|| 11.3%|| 10.6%|| 26,185|| 20,970|| 15,691
|-
| Other Race Alone (NH) || 0.5%|| 0.2%|| 0.2%|| 1,000|| 281|| 265
|-
| Multiracial (NH) || 23.1%|| 23.5%|| 23.5%|| 46,322|| 43,541|| 34,931
|-
| Hispanic (Any race) || 11.1%|| 11.6%|| 9.5%|| 22,275|| 21,383|| 14,111
|}

{{As of|2010}}, the island had a resident population of 185,079.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/15/15001.html |title=Hawaii County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |access-date=June 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713084533/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/15/15001.html |archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> There were 64,382 households in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|17.7|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 82,324 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the county was 34.5% [[White American|White]], 29.2% from two or more races, 22.6% [[Asian American|Asian]], 12.4% [[Native Hawaiian]] or other [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]] and 0.7% [[African American]]; 11.8% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race. The largest ancestry groups were:
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
*9.8% Japanese
*9.6% German
*8.6% Filipino
*8.5% Native Hawaiian
*8.3% Portuguese
*6.9% Irish
*5.7% English
*5.1% Puerto Rican
*3.2% Mexican
*2.5% French
*2.2% Italian
*1.9% Spanish
*1.7% Scottish
*1.5% Scotch-Irish
*1.5% Swedish
*1.1% Polish
*1.1% Dutch
*1.0% Norwegian
{{div col end}}There were 64,382 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a woman whose husband did not live with her, and 30.4% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.24.

The age distribution was 26.1% under 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98 males.

41.3% of the people on Hawaii island are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 18.4% are Catholic; 3.7% are of another Christian faith; 5.1% are LDS; 5.0% are of an Eastern faith; 0.1% are Muslim.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

==Government and infrastructure==
===County government===
{{Update|date=September 2021|reason=Redistricted 2011 and expected to redistrict again late 2021|inaccurate=yes}}
Executive authority is vested in the [[mayor of Hawaiʻi County]], who is elected for a four-year term. Since 2004, the election by the voters has been on a nonpartisan basis. In 2024, Kimo Alameda was elected mayor, defeating Mitch Roth in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |title= Office of the Mayor |publisher= County of Hawaii |work= official web site |url= https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/mayor |access-date= December 11, 2020}}</ref> Legislative authority is vested in a nine-member County Council. Members of the County Council are elected on a nonpartisan basis to two-year terms from single-member districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/council/districts.htm|title=Hawaiʻi County Council|work=official web site|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708080958/http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/council/districts.htm|archive-date=July 8, 2011|access-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> As of December 2016, Hawaiʻi County Council has a female supermajority for the first time, with six women and three men.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/poindexter-tabbed-be-council-chairwoman-will-lead-first-female-super-majority |title=Poindexter tabbed to be council chairwoman; Will lead first female super majority council in county's history|website=Hawaii Tribune-Herald |access-date=December 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232414/http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/poindexter-tabbed-be-council-chairwoman-will-lead-first-female-super-majority |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |author-first1=Nancy Cook|author-last1=Lauer}}</ref>

Administrative districts were originally based on the traditional land divisions called ''[[Ahupuaʻa|Moku]]'' of [[Ancient Hawaii]]. Some more heavily populated districts have since been split into North and South districts to make them more comparable on a population basis.

The number following each district is the Tax Map Key (TMK) number, used to locate state property information. They are assigned in a counter-clockwise order beginning on the eastern side of the island.<ref>[http://co.hawaii.hi.us/databook_2008/Table%201/1.7.pdf Hawaiʻi County: 2000]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-style="background: #CCC;"
! align ="right"|Nr. || align ="left"|District || Area<br />[[Square mile|mi<sup>2</sup>]] || Population<br />2000 || ''moku'' || class="unsortable" rowspan="10" | Map
|- <!--bgcolor="#FFFFFF"-->
|align="right"| 1|| [[Puna, Hawaii|Puna]] || align="right"|  499.45 || align="right"| 31,335 || Puna || rowspan="10" | [[File:HawaiiIslandDistricts-numbered.svg|300px|District subdivision of Hawaiʻi County]]
|-
|align="right"| 2|| [[South Hilo]] || align="right"|  394.38 || align="right"| 47,386 || [[Hilo]]
|-
|align="right"| 3|| [[North Hilo]] || align="right"|  370.65 || align="right"| 1,720 || Hilo
|-
|align="right"| 4|| [[Hāmākua]] || align="right"|  580.50 || align="right"| 6,108 || Hāmākua
|-
|align="right"| 5|| [[Kohala, Hawaii|North Kohala]] || align="right"| 132.92 || align="right"|  6,038 || Kohala
|-
|align="right"| 6|| [[Kohala, Hawaii|South Kohala]] || align="right"| 351.72 || align="right"|  13,131 || Kohala
|-
|align="right"| 7|| [[Kona District, Hawaii|North Kona]] || align="right"| 489.01 || align="right"|  28,543 || Kona
|-
|align="right"| 8|| [[Kona District, Hawaii|South Kona]] || align="right"| 335.38 || align="right"|  8,589 || Kona
|-
|align="right"| 9|| [[Kau, Hawaii|Ka{{Okina}}ū]] || align="right"| 922.22 || align="right"|  5,827 || Ka{{okina}}ū
|-
|-style="background: #DDD;" | class="sortbottom"
| align="right"| &nbsp;||Hawaiʻi County || align="right"| 4028.02|| align="right"| 148,677 || 6 ''moku''
|}

County council districts do not directly match the property tax districts because of the variation in the population density of voters in urban areas to rural areas; Hilo & Kailua (Kailua-Kona) towns are densely populated areas, while other districts such as Ka{{okina}}ū, Puna, Hāmākua, and North & South Kohala are more sparsely populated.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hawaii County Council |work= official web site |url= http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/council/districts.htm |access-date= March 27, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708080958/http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/council/districts.htm |archive-date= July 8, 2011}}</ref>

Several government functions are administered at the county level that are at the state or municipal level in other states. For example, the county has its own office of liquor control.<ref>{{cite web |title= Office of Liquor Control |work= Hawaiʻi County web site |url= http://www.hawaii-county.com/directory/dir_liquor.htm |access-date= December 25, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101123054034/http://hawaii-county.com/directory/dir_liquor.htm |archive-date= November 23, 2010}}</ref>

===State government===
[[Hawaii Department of Public Safety]] previously operated the [[Kulani Correctional Facility]] in Hawaiʻi County, on the [[Hawaii (Island)|Island of Hawaii]].<ref>"[http://hawaii.gov/psd/corrections/institutions-division/prisons/kulani-correctional-facility Kulani Correctional Facility]." [[Hawaii Department of Public Safety]]. Retrieved on September 30, 2010.</ref> In 2009, the Hawaii Department of Public Safety announced that Kulani Correctional Facility would close.<ref>"[http://hawaii.gov/gov/news/files/2009/july/psd-to-close-kulani-prison-facility-to-help-at-risk-youth Closure of Kulani Saves $2.8M Annually; Facility to Help At-Risk Youth]." [[Hawaii Department of Public Safety]]. July 2009. Retrieved on September 30, 2010.</ref>

===Presidential election results===
{{PresHead|place=Hawaii County, Hawaii|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref>}}
<!-- {{PresRow|Year|Winner|GOP Vote #|Dem Vote #|3rd Vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|28,748|52,163|1,912|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|26,897|58,731|2,186|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|17,501|41,259|6,107|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|14,753|47,224|1,477|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|14,866|50,819|1,231|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|22,032|35,116|554|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|17,050|28,670|5,140|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|13,516|27,262|8,199|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|15,460|25,725|9,731|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|17,125|24,091|552|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|20,707|17,866|570|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|14,247|17,630|3,984|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|15,366|15,960|439|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|16,832|11,652|0|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|9,625|15,819|283|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,962|20,011|0|Hawaii}}
{{PresFoot|1960|Republican|12,251|11,557|0|Hawaii}}

==Localities==
===Census-designated places===
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*[[Ainaloa, Hawaii|Ainaloa]]
*[[Black Sands, Hawaii|Black Sands]]
*[[Captain Cook, Hawaii|Captain Cook]]
*[[Discovery Harbour, Hawaii|Discovery Harbour]]
*[[Eden Roc, Hawaii|Eden Roc]]
*[[Fern Acres, Hawaii|Fern Acres]]
*[[Fern Forest, Hawaii|Fern Forest]]
*[[Halaula, Hawaii|Halaula]]
*[[Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii|Hawaiian Acres]]
*[[Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii|Hawaiian Beaches]]
*[[Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii|Hawaiian Ocean View]]
*[[Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii|Hawaiian Paradise Park]]
*[[Hawi, Hawaii|Hawi]]
*[[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]]
*[[Holualoa, Hawaii|Holualoa]]
*[[Honalo, Hawaii|Honalo]]
*[[Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii|Honaunau-Napoopoo]]
*[[Honokaa, Hawaii|Honokaa]]
*[[Honomu, Hawaii|Honomu]]
*[[Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii|Kahaluu-Keauhou]]
*[[Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Kailua]]
*[[Kaiminani, Hawaii|Kaiminani]]
*[[Kalaoa, Hawaii|Kalaoa]]
*[[Kalapana, Hawaii|Kalapana]]
*[[Kaloko, Hawaii|Kaloko]]
*[[Kamaili, Hawaii|Kamaili]]
*[[Kapaau, Hawaii|Kapaau]]
*[[Keaau, Hawaii|Keaau]]
*[[Kealakekua, Hawaii|Kealakekua]]
*[[Kukuihaele, Hawaii|Kukuihaele]]
*[[Kurtistown, Hawaii|Kurtistown]]
*[[Laupahoehoe, Hawaii|Laupahoehoe]]
*[[Leilani Estates, Hawaii|Leilani Estates]]
*[[Mauna Loa Estates, Hawaii|Mauna Loa Estates]]
*[[Mountain View, Hawaii|Mountain View]]
*[[Naalehu, Hawaii|Naalehu]]
*[[Nanawale Estates, Hawaii|Nanawale Estates]]
*[[Orchidlands Estates, Hawaii|Orchidlands Estates]]
*[[Paauilo, Hawaii|Paauilo]]
*[[Pahala, Hawaii|Pahala]]
*[[Pahoa, Hawaii|Pahoa]]
*[[Papaikou, Hawaii|Papaikou]]
*[[Paukaa, Hawaii|Paukaa]]
*[[Pepeekeo, Hawaii|Pepeekeo]]
*[[Puako, Hawaii|Puako]]
*[[Royal Hawaiian Estates, Hawaii|Royal Hawaiian Estates]]
*[[Seaview, Hawaii|Seaview]]
*[[Tiki Gardens, Hawaii|Tiki Gardens]]
*[[Volcano, Hawaii|Volcano]]
*[[Volcano Golf Course, Hawaii|Volcano Golf Course]]
*[[Waikoloa Beach|Waikoloa Beach Resort]]
*[[Waikoloa Village, Hawaii|Waikoloa Village]]
*[[Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Waimea]] (Kamuela)
*[[Wainaku, Hawaii|Wainaku]]
*[[Waiohinu, Hawaii|Waiohinu]]
{{div col end}}

===Other communities===
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*[[Ahualoa, Hawaii|Ahualoa]]
*[[Haʻena State Park|Haʻena]]
*[[Hakalau, Hawaii|Hakalau]]
*[[Kainaliu, Hawaii|Kainaliu]]
*[[Kawaihae, Hawaii|Kawaihae]]
*[[Kealia, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Kealia]]
*[[Keauhou, Hawaii|Keauhou]]
*[[Keokea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Keokea]]
*[[Miloliʻi, Hawaii|Miloliʻi]]
*[[Nīnole, Hawaii|Nīnole]]
*[[ʻŌʻōkala, Hawaii|ʻŌʻōkala]]
*[[Paauhau, Hawaii|Paauhau]]
*[[Pāpaʻaloa, Hawaii|Pāpaʻaloa]]
{{Div col end}}

===National protected areas===
*[[Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail]]
*[[Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge]]
*[[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park]]
*[[Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park]]
*[[Kona Forest National Wildlife Refuge]]
*[[Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park|Pu{{okina}}uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park]]
*[[Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site|Pu{{okina}}ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site]]

==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to the county's 2021 [[Annual comprehensive financial report|Annual Comprehensive Financial Report]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sako |first=Deanna |title=Annual Comprehensive Financial Report 2021 |url=https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=115136&page=1&cr=1 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=records.hawaiicounty.gov}}</ref> the top employers in the county are the following:

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[State of Hawaii]]
|16,700
|-
|2
|[[Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus|Kamehameha Schools, Hawai'i Island]]
|3,380
|-
|3
|[[Hawaiʻi 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 Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Waikoloa Village]]
|850
|-
|9
|[[The Fairmont Orchid]]
|560
|-
|10
|[[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort]]
|259
|-
|}

==Education==
*[[University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo]]
*[[University of the Nations]]
*[[Hawaiʻi Community College]]

The [[Hawaii Department of Education]] operates public schools in Hawaiʻi County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st15_hi/schooldistrict_maps/c15001_hawaii/DC20SD_C15001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hawaii County, HI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st15_hi/schooldistrict_maps/c15001_hawaii/DC20SD_C15001_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Sister cities==
Hawaiʻi County's [[Sister city|sister cities]] are:<ref>{{cite web|title=County of Hawai'i Official Sister Cities 2021|url=https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/mayor/county-of-hawai-i-official-sister-cities-2021|publisher=County of Hawaii|access-date=December 20, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531161233/https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/mayor/county-of-hawai-i-official-sister-cities-2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Cabugao]], Philippines (2017)
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gokseong County|Gokseong]], South Korea (2011)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hatsukaichi]], Japan (2024)
*{{Flagicon|TWN}} [[Hualien County|Hualien]], Taiwan (1971)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kumejima, Okinawa|Kumejima]], Japan (2011)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nago]], Japan (1986)
*{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Ormoc]], Philippines (2011)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ōshima, Tokyo|Ōshima]], Japan (1962)
*{{flagicon|REU}} [[Réunion]], France (2012)
*{{flagicon|CHL}} [[La Serena, Chile|La Serena]], Chile (1994)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shibukawa, Gunma|Shibukawa]], Japan (1997)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sumoto, Hyōgo|Sumoto]], Japan (2000)
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yurihama, Tottori|Yurihama]], Japan (1996){{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Hawaii County, Hawaii}}
{{Portal|Hawaii}}
* [https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/home Official Hawaiʻi County website]
* [http://www.nps.gov/havo/ Hawaii Volcanoes National Park]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060627230622/http://co.hawaii.hi.us/general_plan_rev/revision/economic.doc Economic background from the Revision of the Hawaii County General Plan]
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