Everything about Hawaii County Hawaii totally explained
Hawaii County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Hawaii in the
Hawaiian Islands. It is with the Island of
Hawaii (sometimes called the
Big Island). As of
2000 Census the population was 148,677. The
county seat is
Hilo. There are no
incorporated cities in Hawaii County (see
Hawaii Counties).
Hawaii County has a
mayor-council form of municipal government. Executive authority is vested in the Mayor, elected by the voters on a non-partisan basis to a four-year term. Legislative authority is vested in the nine-member County Council, each of whose members represent a district. Members of the County Council are elected on a non-partisan basis to two-year terms.
The current Mayor of Hawaii County is
Harry Kim.
Geography
Hawaii County has a total area of 5,087 square miles (13,174 km²); 4,028 square miles (10,433 km²) of it's land and 1,059 square miles (2,742 km²) is water (mostly all off the ocean shoreline but counted in the total area by the U.S. Census Bureau, making these numbers unreliable for most purposes). 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 39.55 percent.)
Adjacent counties
County administrative districts
Including the Tax Key Map numbers:
Puna 1
Hilo
- South Hilo 2
- North Hilo 3
Hāmākua 4
Kohala
- North Kohala 5
- South Kohala 6
Kona
- North Kona 7
- South Kona 8
Kaū 9
Localities
Census-designated places
Unincorporated towns
Ahualoa
Hakalau
Waiohinu
Transportation
Hilo International Airport serves the Hilo area.
Kona International Airport serves western Hawaii Island.
Media
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
West Hawaii TodayFurther Information
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