Kailua-Kona, Hawaii - Kailua-Kona, Hawaii ~ Kailua, Hawaii is located on the Island of O'ahu. Kailua-Kona is a town located in Hawaii County, Hawaii, in the North Kona District of the Island of Hawai'i. As of the 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 9,870. Although the correct name is just "Kailua", this town is known as Kailua-Kona to differentiate it from the much larger, Kailua on windward O'ahu. Many place names in the Hawaiian Islands are repeated on several islands, but the two Kailua's are the only confusing conflict in this regard. Geography Kailua is located at 19°38'60" North, 155°59'39" West (19.649973, -155.994028)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 103.0 km² (39.8 mi²). 91.9 km² (35.5 mi²) of.
Kailua, Hawaii - Kailua, Hawaii ~ Kailua-Kona, Hawaii is located on the Big Island (Hawai'i). View across Kailua Beach to the offshore islands known as Na Mokulua off Lanikai Kailua is a town located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the Ko'olaupoko District of O'ahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. As of the 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 36,513, approximately as large as nearby Kāne'ohe. Kailua is primarily a residential community, with a centralized commercial district along Kailua Road. Places of note in Kailua include Kailua Beach (photo at right), Lanikai Beach, Kawai Nui Marsh, and Marine Corps Base Hawaii. There are no resort hotels in Kailua, and tourists generally stay in one of the many "Bed and Breakfast" setups operated.
List of television stations in Hawaii - List of television stations in Hawaii This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the state of Hawaii. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Island of Oahu: 1.1 From Honolulu: 1.2 From Kaneohe 2 Big Island of Hawaii: 2.3 From Hilo: 2.4 From Kailua Kona: 3 Island of Maui: 3.5 From Wailuku: 4 Island of Kauai: 4.6 From Anahola: 4.7 From Kaumakani: 4.8 From Kilauea: 4.9 From Lihue: 4.10 From Princeville/Hanalei: 4.11 From Waimea: 4.12 From Waipake 5 Other islands 6 See also 7.
Ironman Triathlon - The original, and premier version of this competition is held annually in its original location on the Kona coast of Hawaii's "Big Island". In addition to the Hawaiian event, Ironman Triathlons are held throughout the world, many of which allow athletes to qualify for "Ironman Triathlon World Championships" in Kailua-Kona. In 2002 there were sixteen Ironman races throughout the world. These included races such as Ironman Canada (held at Penticton, British Columbia), Ironman Australia (held at Forster-Tuncurry in New South Wales), Ironman New Zealand (held at Lake Taupo), Ironman Lanzarote (held in the Canary Islands in Spain), Ironman Germany (held near Frankfurt), Ironman Austria (held in Klagenfurt) as well as races in Korea, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, Brazil and three other locations in the United States. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1.
List of airports: K - X - Y - Z K KBL Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan KBP Kyiv, Ukraine KEF Keflavik International Airport, Keflavik, Iceland, near Reykjavic KHH Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung, Taiwan KHI Karachi International Airport , Karachi, Pakistan KIJ Niigata, Japan KIM Kimberley Airport, Kimberley, South Africa KIN Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica KIX Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan KOA Keahole Airport Kailua, Hawaii and Kona, Hawaii, United States KOJ Kagoshima, Japan KPB Zhulyany International Airport, Kiev, Ukraine KRK John Paul II International Airport, Cracow, Poland KSC Kosice, Slovakia KTW Katowice International Airport, Katowice, Poland KUL Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL1 was used by Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, which is now SZB. KUL2 was used by the modern KLIA) KWI Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Kaneohe, Hawaii - Kaneohe, Hawaii Kāne'ohe is a town located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the District of Ko'olaupoko on the island of O'ahu. As of the 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 34,970. Kāne'ohe is the largest of several communities along Kāne'ohe Bay and one of the two largest residential communities on the windward side of O'ahu (the other is Kailua). The commercial center of the town is spread mostly along Kamehameha Highway. In the Hawaiian language, kāne 'ohe means "bamboo husband" (from an ancient story). From ancient times, Kāne'ohe was important as an agricultural area, owing to an abundance of rainfall. Today, Kāne'ohe is mostly a residential community, with very little agriculture in evidence. The only commercial crop of any consequence in.
Hawaii - Hawaii Hawai'i (In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest City Honolulu Area - Total - Land - Water - % water Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² 16,649 km² 11,672 km² 41.2% Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 42nd 1,211,537 43/km² Admittance into Union - Order - Date 50th August 21, 1959 Time zone Hawaii: UTC-10/ (no daylight savings time) Latitude Longitude 16°55'N to 23°N 154°40'W to 162°W Length Elevation -Highest -Mean -Lowest 2450 km 4,205 meters 925 meters 0 meters ISO 3166-2: US-HI Hawaii (Hawai'i in Hawaiian spelling), is an archipelago of islands (the Hawaiian Islands) in the North Pacific Ocean, constituting the most recent (50th) U.S. state. Hawaii is the only island state and the.
Hawaii County, Hawaii - Hawaii County, Hawaii Hawaii County is a county located in the U.S. State of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. It is conterminous with the Big Island of Hawaii. As of 2000 the population was 148,677. The county seat is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaii County. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Cities and Towns 5 Tourist information 6 Eternal links Geography The county has a total area of 13,174 km² (5,087 mi²). 10,433 km² (4,028 mi²) of it is land and 2,742 km² (1,059 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 20.81% water. The largest town is Hilo, located on the windward coast and one of the wettest cities in the world. History Hawai`i was the.
Hawaiian honeycreeper - Vestiaria Drepanis Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops The Hawaii honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. Some authorities categorize this group as the subfamily Drepanidinae of the finch family Fringillidae, to which they are closely related, but they are usually given full family status as the Drepanidae. The family is divided into three tribes Psittirostrini (Hawaiian finches), seedeaters with thick finch-like bills and songs like those of cardueline finches. Hemignathini (Hawaiian creepers and allies, including nukupuu). These are generally green-plumaged birds with thin bills which feed on nectar and insects Drepanidini (Mamos, iiwis and allies). These are birds often with red plumage. They are nectar-feeders and their songs contain nasal squeaks and whistles. Male honeycreepers are often more brightly coloured than the female. The flowers of the native plant Metrosideros polymorpha are.
Honolulu County, Hawaii - Honolulu County, Hawaii Honolulu County (officially the City & County of Honolulu) is a county located in the U.S. State of Hawai'i. It is conterminous with the island of O'ahu. As of 2000 the population was 876,156. The county seat is Honolulu. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,509 km² (2,127 mi²). 1,553 km² (600 mi²) of it is land and 3,955 km² (1,527 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 71.80% water. However, the majority of this area is the Pacific Ocean that surrounds the island. Demographics As of the 2000 Census2, there were 876,156 people, 286,450 households, and 205,671 families residing in the county. The population density was 564/km² (1,461/mi²). There were 315,988 housing units at.
Waimanalo, Hawaii - Waimanalo, Hawaii Waimānalo is a town located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the District of Ko'olaupoko on the island of O'ahu. This small windward community is located near the eastern end of the island. As of the 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 3,664. Waimānalo is close to, but somewhat separate from the neighborhood of Waimānalo Beach. Waimānalo has a small commercial center along Kalanianaole Highway, but is separated from the shoreline and Waimānalo Beach (the longest stretch of sandy shoreline on O`ahu) by Bellows Air Force Station. Waimānalo is noteworthy for its local flavor and large agricultural lots in the valley that extends back towards the Ko'olau from the center of town. Numerous plant nurseries are found in this area..
North Koolaupoko, Hawaii - North Koolaupoko, Hawaii Ko`olaupoko is a district within the City & County of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, State of Hawai'i. In Hawaiian, ko'olau poko means "short windward", referring to the fact that this is the shorter of the two windward districts on the island (Ko'olauloa or "long windward" is the other). Ko'olaupoko extends from Makapu'u Point on the southeast to Ka'ō'io Point on the north. Included within the district are the largest windward towns of Kāne'ohe, Kailua, and Waimānalo — places discussed in the separate articles. North Ko'olaupoko is the more rural part of the District, extending north from Kahalu'u. Mokoli'i Islet, popularly known as Chinaman's Hat, at the north end of Kāne'ohe Bay, seen here from the south shore of Kualoa Beach Park (). North.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Marine Corps Base Hawaii Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), formerly Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station (KMCAS), is a U.S. Marine Corps base facility and air station located on the Mokapu Peninsula of windward O'ahu in the City & County of Honolulu. As of the 2000 Census, the base had a total population of 11,827. MCBH is home for the 3rd Marine Regiment, as of 1994, under the U.S. 3rd Marine Division. The base lies between the two largest windward O'ahu communities of Kailua and Kāne'ohe and the main gate is reached at the eastern end of Interstate H-3. Geography MCBH is located at 21°26'37" North, 157°44'56" West (21.443580, -157.748883)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 15.1 km² (5.8 mi²). 11.4 km².
Maunawili, Hawaii - Maunawili, Hawaii View mauka from the Maunawili Demonstration Trail Maunawili is a residential area located in the City & County of Honolulu, Ko'olaupoko District, Island of O'ahu. As of the 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 4,869. Situated mauka (inland or mountain side) of Kalanianaole Highway between Castle Junction and Castle Hospital, Maunawili is nearly all private homes; a few churches and stables complete the suburban setting. There are no commercial establishments. However residents are only minutes (by car or bus) from Kailua. Maunawili Valley extends behind the prominent windward peak known as Olomana. The residential developments extend only part way back into the valley, which is quite large and fairly wet, supporting limited agriculture (mostly banana growing) behind the housing. Water from the.
Kamehameha I of Hawaii - Kamehameha I of Hawaii Kamehameha I the Great (1758 (?)-1819) was the first king of a united Hawaiian Islands. Although there is some debate as to the precise year of his birth, Hawaiian legends claimed that a great king would one day unite the islands, and that the sign of his birth would be a comet. Halley's comet was visible from Hawai'i in 1758, and it is therefore assumed that Kamehameha was born shortly after its appearance. Raised in the royal court of his uncle Kalaniopuu, king of the island of Hawai'i, Kamehameha achieved prominence in 1782, upon Kalaniopuu's death. While the kingship was inherited by Kalaniopuu's son Kiwalao, Kamehameha was given a prominent religious position, guardianship of the god of war, in recognition of his prowess..
Kawai Nui Marsh - ac, the largest wetlands in the Hawaiian Islands. The marsh is located near Kailua on the windward side of O'ahu and is owned by the State of Hawaii and the City & County of Honolulu. This marsh is a Ramsar Convention nomination site. Ka wai nui means "the big water" in Hawaiian and no doubt reflects the fact that this feature was a large, possibly marine or estuarine, body of water at the time when the area was first settled by Polynesians. Today, nearly all of the marsh is covered by vegetation, and this is either floating on water, growing on a mat of peat that is floating on water, or in the upper-most parts of the marsh a wet meadow. The latter area is utilized by cattle for grazing when.
Interstate H-3 - to run north-south. Its western terminus is at an intersection with Interstate H-1 at Halawa near Pearl Harbor. Its eastern end is at the main gate for Marine Corps Base Hawaii. This route satisfies the national defense purpose of connecting the Marine Corps base (MCBH) with the U.S. Navy port at Pearl Harbor off Interstate H-1. Interstate H-3 viaduct in Halawa Valley looking towards the Ko'olau crest Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Number of Miles 2 Towns Along the Route 3 Intersections with other Interstates 4 Spur Routes 5 Notes Number of Miles Total: 16 Hawaii - 16 miles Towns Along the Route Halawa, Kāne'ohe, Kailua, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Intersections with other Interstates Interstate H-1 at Halawa, Hawaii Spur Routes None Notes This road is an engineering wonder, and perhaps.
Islet - Islet Mōkōlea Rock in Kailua Bay, Oahu, Hawaii 2.2 km off North Beach, MCBH (Click here image) An islet is a small island. A rock, a sometime synonym for a type of "islet", is a landform comprised of rock, lying offshore, having no or minimal vegetation, and uninhabited (see Mōkōlea Rock at left). An exposed sandbar would be another type of islet. A more technical application is to small land features, isolated by water, laying off the shore of a larger island. And in related fashion, any emergent land on an atoll (a type of island) would also be called an islet..
Ellison Onizuka - - January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut from Hawaii who died during the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, where he was serving as mission specialist on mission STS-51-L. Onizuka received a Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering in June 1969, and a Master's in that field in December of the same year, from the University of Colorado. He then entered active duty with the United States Air Force, where he served as a flight test engineer and as a test pilot. He had been selected for the astronaut program in January 1978, and had flown a previous mission on the Space Shuttle Discovery in January, 1985, also serving as a mission specialist. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at the time of his death. Onizuka Air Force Station in.
Casualties of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: Plane passengers - China United Airlines flight 93 EWR-SFO (Pittsburgh): 44 people: 37 passengers (including 4 hijackers), 5 flight attendants, 2 pilots Jason M. Dahl, 43, San Jose, captain LeRoy Wilton Homer Jr, 36, Marlton, N.J., first officer Lorraine G. Bay, 58, East Windsor, N.J., flight attendant Sandra W. Bradshaw, 38, Greensboro, N.C., flight attendant Wanda A. Green, 49, Linden, N.J., flight attendant CeeCee Lyles, 34, Fort Myers, Fla., flight attendant Deborah Jacobs Welsh, 49, New York, NY flight attendant Christian Adams, 37, Biebelsheim, Germany, foreign sales manager, German Wine Fund Ahmad Ibrahim A. Al Haznawi, suspected hijacker Saeed Alghamdi, suspected hijacker Ahmed Alnami, suspected hijacker Todd Beamer, 32, Cranbury, N.J., account manager, Oracle Corp. Alan Beaven, 48, Oakland, Calif., environmental lawyer Mark Bingham, 31, San Francisco, public relations firm owner, former public relations.
