Editing List of counties in Hawaii

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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Counties of Hawaii
| alt_name           =  
| map                = {{Hawaii County Labelled Map}}
| category           = 
| territory          = [[State of Hawaii]]
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 5
| number_date        =
| population_range   =  81 ([[Kalawao County|Kalawao]]) – 998,747 ([[City and County of Honolulu|Honolulu]])
| area_range         =  {{Convert|5.2|sqmi}} ([[Kalawao County|Kalawao]]) – {{Convert|4028|sqmi}} ([[Hawaii County|Hawaii]])
| government         = [[County government]]
| subdivision        = [[List of places in Hawaii|Communities]]
}}

The five '''counties of Hawaii''' on the [[Hawaiian Islands]] enjoy somewhat greater status than many [[County (United States)|counties]] on the United States mainland. Counties in Hawaii are the only legally constituted government bodies below that of the state. No formal level of government (such as city governments) exists below that of the county in Hawaii.

Unlike the other 49 [[States of the United States|states]], Hawaii does not delegate educational responsibility to local school boards; public education is carried out by the [[Hawaii State Department of Education]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://doe.k12.hi.us/about/index.htm|title=Hawai'i DOE, About|author=Hawaii State Department of Education|access-date=2007-04-26}}</ref> Hawaiian counties collect [[property tax]]es and user fees in order to support road maintenance, community activities, parks (including life guards at beach parks), garbage collection, police (the [[state police|state police force]], called the [[Hawaii Department of Public Safety]], is limited in scope), ambulance, and fire suppression services.<ref name="osman">{{cite web|url=http://osman1.com/hi-facts.html|title=Hawaii State: Facts & Figures – Des Osman Realty|access-date=2007-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218185321/http://osman1.com/hi-facts.html|archive-date=December 18, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

All the counties were created in 1905 from unorganized territory, seven years after the [[Territory of Hawaii]] was created.<ref name="osman" /><ref name="charter">{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaii-county.com/council/charter2000/item%201-Foreword.pdf|title=Foreword|author=Office of the County Clerk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703012729/http://www.hawaii-county.com/council/charter2000/item%201-Foreword.pdf|archive-date=July 3, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=2007-04-26}}</ref> The [[Kalawao County, Hawaii|county of Kalawao]] was historically exclusively used as a [[leper colony]], and does not have many of the elected officials the other counties do.<ref name="H45C">{{cite web|url=http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/uham/counties.html|title=Hawaii's 4 (or 5) Counties |access-date=2007-07-23|date=September 1, 1999}}</ref> Many services for Kalawao County are provided by Maui County. For example, the web site for the office of the Maui County Clerk says "The office is also responsible for the elections in the County of Maui and the County of Kalawao".<ref name="MCCC">{{cite web|url=https://www.mauicounty.gov/657/Office-of-the-County-Clerk| title=Office of the County Clerk|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref>

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==County information==
The [[Federal Information Processing Standards|Federal Information Processing Standard]] (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.

{{Countytabletop
| region_width      = 50px
| fips_ref          =<ref name="FIPS">{{cite web|url= http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/hi.html|title= EPA County FIPS Code Listing|publisher= EPA|access-date= 2007-04-09|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040922223507/http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/hi.html|archive-date= September 22, 2004}}</ref>
| region_seat_title = [[County seat]]
| region_seat_width = 
| region_seat_ref   =<ref name="NACo">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|title=Find A County|publisher=National Association of Counties|access-date= 2013-05-11}} (Find a county)</ref>
| data2_title       = {{abbr|Est.|Established}}
| data2_width = 
| data2_ref         =<ref name="NACo"/>
| data3_off         = yes
| data4_title       = Etymology
| data4_width       = 200px
| data4_ref         =
| data4_unsortable  = yes
| data5_title       = Island(s)
| population_ref    =<ref name="USCB">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/HI/PST045219|title=Hawaii QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|work=State & County QuickFacts|access-date=2025-03-15}}</ref>
| area_ref          =<ref name="USCB"/>
}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Hawai'i
|Map=Map of Hawaii highlighting Hawaii County.svg
|N=15|Num=001
|Seat=Hilo
|Data2=1905
|Data4= [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawai{{okina}}i]], with which the county is [[wikt:coterminous|coterminous]]; said to be named for [[Hawaiiloa|Hawai{{okina}}iloa]], a legendary [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] navigator.
|Data5=[[Hawaii (island)|Hawai{{okina}}i]]
|Population=209790
|Area=4028}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Honolulu County
|Notype=yes
|Map=Map of Hawaii highlighting Honolulu County.svg
|N=15|Num=003
|Seat=Honolulu
|Data2=1905
|Data4= "Sheltered bay" or "place of shelter" in the [[Hawaiian language]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honoluluhomesguide.com/|title=Honolulu Homes Guide|access-date=2007-07-23|year=2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809123534/http://www.honoluluhomesguide.com/|archive-date=August 9, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Named after [[Honolulu]], the capital and largest city of the state.
|Data5=[[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]] and the [[Northwestern Hawaiian Islands]] (except [[Midway Atoll]])
|Population=998747
|Area=597}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Kalawao
|N=15|Num=005
|Kalaupapa[1]
|Data2=1905
|Data4=The village of [[Kalawao]] on [[Molokai|Moloka{{okina}}i]]
|Data5=The [[Kalaupapa Peninsula]] on [[Molokai|Moloka{{okina}}i]]
|Population=81
|Area=5.2}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Kauai
|Map=Map of Hawaii highlighting Kauai County.svg
|N=15|Num=007
|Seat=Lihue
|Data2=1905
|Data4=[[Kauai]], the largest of the islands in the county; name possibly derived from Kaua{{okina}}i, the eldest son of Hawaiʻiloa.
|Data5=[[Kauai]], [[Niʻihau]], [[Lehua]], and [[Kaʻula]]
|Population=73840
|Area=622}}
{{Countyrow|Name=Maui
|N=15|Num=009
|Seat=Wailuku
|Data2=1905
|Data4=[[Maui]], the largest of the islands in the county; named for [[Māui (Hawaiian mythology)|Māui]], a demigod from native mythology. 
|Data5= [[Maui]], [[Kahoʻolawe]], [[Lānaʻi]], [[Molokai]] (except the [[Kalaupapa Peninsula]]), and [[Molokini]]
|Population=163688
|Area=1120}}
|}

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Statf |author-link1= |collaboration= |df= |year=2022 |location= |title=HAWAII COUNTY GOVERNMENT OVERVIEW |url=https://ce.naco.org//app/profiles/CountyGov/CountyGov_15000.pdf |url-access= |format= |department= |website=ce.naco.org |type= |language= |edition= |agency=National Association of Counties (NACo) |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |ref= }}

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