City & County of Honolulu

The City & County of Honolulu is the official municipal and cultural entity of the combined urban district of Honolulu and the rest of the island of O‘ahu in the State of Hawai‘i, as prescribed in the city charter adopted in 1907 and accepted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawai‘i. It acts as a public corporation that manages various aspects of traditional municipal governance primarily in the American manner. Over the course of its history, it has morphed into an entity that today is used as a modern model of municipal governance throughout the world.

Related Topics:
Honolulu - O‘ahu - State of Hawai‘i - 1907 - Legislature - Territory of Hawai‘i - Public corporation - American

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The County encompasses all of the island of O‘ahu and several minor outlying islands including all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (islands beyond Ni‘ihau except Midway Atoll. As of the 2000 Census, the population of the City & County was 876,156.

Related Topics:
O‘ahu - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - Ni‘ihau - Midway Atoll - 2000 Census

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