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Revision as of 17:01, 4 December 2007

Hawaii County
Map of Hawaii highlighting Hawaii County
Location within the U.S. state of Hawaii
Map of the United States highlighting Hawaii
Hawaii's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 19°35′N 155°30′W / 19.58°N 155.5°W / 19.58; -155.5
Country United States
State Hawaii
Founded1905
SeatHilo
Government
 • MayorHarry Kim
Area
 • Total5,087 sq mi (13,180 km2)
 • Land4,028 sq mi (10,430 km2)
 • Water1,059 sq mi (2,740 km2)  ?%
Population
 (2000)
 • Total148,677
 • Density40/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian)
Websiteco.hawaii.hi.us

Hawaiʻi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is coterminous with the Island of Hawaiʻi (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 Hawaiʻi County (see Hawaiʻi Counties).

Hawaiʻi 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 Hawaiʻi County is Harry Kim.

Geography

Hawaiʻi County has a total area of 13,174 km² (5,087 sq mi); 10,433 km² (4,028 sq mi) of it is land and 2,742 km² (1,059 sq mi) 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).

Adjacent counties

Localities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated towns

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19°35′N 155°30′W / 19.583°N 155.500°W / 19.583; -155.500