| It is not known when Honolulu was first
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| | by the mid-ocean location and some
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| settled by the original Polynesian
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| | cooling achieved by the California
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| migrants to the archipelago. Oral
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| | Current that passes through the islands
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| histories and artifacts indicate that
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| | much of year. The average daily low and
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| there was a settlement where Honolulu now
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| | high temperatures in January are 65/80
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| stands in the 12th century. However,
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| | °F (18/27 °C) and in July
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| after Kamehameha I conquered Oahu in the
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| | are 74/88 °F (23/31 °C).
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| Battle of Nuuanu Pali, he moved his royal
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| | Temperatures exceed 90 °F (32
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| court from the Island of Hawaii to
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| | °C) only rarely, with lows in the
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| Waikiki in 1804. His court later
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| | 50's °F (15 °C) occurring
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| relocated, in 1809, to what is now
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| | perhaps once or twice in a year. The
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| downtown Honolulu.
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| | hottest temperature ever recorded in
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| Captain William Brown of England was the
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| | Honolulu was 95 °F (35
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| first foreigner to sail, in 1794, into
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| | °C) on September 19, 1994 and the
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| what is now Honolulu Harbor. More foreign
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| | coldest temperature ever recorded was 53
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| ships would follow, making the port of
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| | °F (11.6 °C) on January
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| Honolulu a focal point for merchant ships
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| | 31, 1998, 1972 and 1948 and on January
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| traveling between North America and Asia.
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| | 20, 1969 and on February 1 and February
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| In 1845, Kamehameha III moved the
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| | 2, 1976 and on February 9, 1981 and on
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| permanent capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom
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| | February 12, 1983.
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| from Lahaina on Maui to Honolulu. He and
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| | The Honolulu District is located on the
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| the kings that followed him transformed
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| | southeast coast of Oahu between Makapuu
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| Honolulu into a modern capital, erecting
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| | and Halawa. The District boundary follows
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| buildings such as St. Andrew's Cathedral,
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| | the Koolau crestline, so Makapuu Beach is
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| Iolani Palace, and Aliiolani Hale. At the
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| | in the Koolaupoko District. On the west,
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| same time, Honolulu became the center of
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| | the district boundary follows Halawa
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| commerce in the Islands, with descendants
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| | Stream, then crosses Red Hill and runs
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| of American missionaries establishing
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| | just west of Aliamanu Crater, so that
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| major businesses in downtown Honolulu.
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| | Aloha Stadium, Pearl Harbor (with the USS
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| Despite the turbulent history of the late
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| | Arizona Memorial), and Hickam Air Force
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| 19th century and early 20th century,
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| | Base are actually all located in the
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| which saw the overthrow of the Hawaiian
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| | island's Ewa District.
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| monarchy, Hawaii's subsequent annexation
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| | Most of the city's commercial and
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| by the United States, and the Japanese
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| | industrial developments are located on a
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| attack on Pearl Harbor, Honolulu would
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| | narrow but relatively flat coastal plain,
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| remain the capital, largest city, and
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| | while numerous ridges and valleys located
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| main airport and seaport of the Hawaiian
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| | inland of the coastal plain divide
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| Islands.
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| | Honolulu's residential areas into
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| An economic and tourism boom following
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| | distinct neighborhoods: some spread along
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| statehood brought rapid economic growth
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| | valley floors (like Manoa in Manoa
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| to Honolulu and Hawaii. Modern air travel
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| | Valley) and others climb the interfluvial
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| would bring thousands, eventually
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| | ridges. Within Honolulu proper can be
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| millions (per annum) of visitors to the
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| | found several volcanic cones: Punchbowl,
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| Islands. Today, Honolulu is a modern city
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| | Diamond Head, Koko Head (includes Hanauma
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| with numerous high-rise buildings, and
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| | Bay), Koko Crater, Salt Lake, and
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| Waikiki is the center of the tourism
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| | Aliamanu being the most conspicuous.
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| industry in Hawaii, with thousands of
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| | Honolulu and Juneau, Alaska are the only
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| hotel rooms.
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| | two US state capitals that cannot be
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| Honolulu is located at 21°18'32"
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| | reached directly by road from the
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| North, 157°49'34" West
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| | contiguous 48 States. Direct connections
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| (21.308950, -157.826182)GR1. While this
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| | to these capitals require a boat or a
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| is clearly in the tropics, the climate
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| | plane.
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| (temperature and humidity) is moderated
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