Honolulu County, Hawaii

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|2128|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|601|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1527|sqmi}} (71.8%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} However, the majority of this area is the Pacific Ocean that surrounds the islands. At over {{convert|1380|mi}} from end to end, it is by a significant margin the widest county in the United States.

• Maui County - southeast
• Kauai County - northwest of population center

• James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
• Oʻahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge
• Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
• Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
• USS Arizona Memorial

Honolulu County is administered under a mayor–council system of governance overseeing municipal services: civil defense, emergency medical, fire, parks and recreation, police, sanitation, transportation, and water, among others. For 2013, the county has an annual operating budget of US$2.16 billion.{{cite news| title=Caldwell: Brace for Cuts in Honolulu City Services | last=Grube | first=Nick | date=June 21, 2013 | work=Honolulu Civil Beat | publisher=Peer News | url=http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2013/06/21/19361-caldwell-brace-for-cuts-in-honolulu-city-services/ | access-date=October 20, 2013}}{{cite news| last=Pang | first=Gordon Y.K. | title=Budget bills pass after Caldwell refuses to sign | date=June 22, 2013 | work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser | url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/20130622_Budget_bills_pass_after_Caldwell_refuses_to_sign.html | access-date=October 20, 2013}} {{subscription required}}

The government of Honolulu County has three major divisions of municipal power:

• The mayor of Honolulu is the principal executor of administrative authority. The mayor is elected on a non-partisan basis to a four-year term.
• The Honolulu City Council is the unicameral legislative body. Its elected members are responsible for drafting and passing laws, as well as budgets for various departments. The council is independent of the mayor. The nine council members each represent an administrative district (listed below) and are elected on a non-partisan basis to staggered four-year terms.
• The Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu is charged with prosecuting criminal offenses committed within the county.{{cite web|title=Department of the Prosecuting Attorney: Welcome |work=HonoluluProsecutor.com |year=2013 |url=http://www.honoluluprosecutor.com/introduction.html |access-date=October 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925193236/http://www.honoluluprosecutor.com/introduction.html |archive-date=September 25, 2013 }} The prosecuting attorney is elected on a non-partisan basis to a four-year term.{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Department of the Prosecuting Attorney: About |url=http://www.honoluluprosecutor.com/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925192040/http://www.honoluluprosecutor.com/about.html |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2013 |work=HonoluluProsecutor.com }} The office is not charged with providing legal counsel to the other branches; that duty is a responsibility of the Department of Corporation Counsel, under mayoral jurisdiction.{{cite web|title=Department of the Corporation Counsel |date=September 24, 2013 |work=Honolulu.gov |url=http://www1.honolulu.gov/cor/ |access-date=October 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021040513/http://www1.honolulu.gov/cor/ |archive-date=October 21, 2013 }}

Honolulu County is divided into 36 neighborhood boards. The office of neighborhood board member is an advisory position for public policy and civil investment. Members are elected to two-year terms.

{{See also|Honolulu City Council}}File:Honolulu-Hale-frontcornerview.JPG is the county seat, home of the County mayor and council.]]

Honolulu County has nine districts, each of which elects a member of the city-county council. The boundaries of each district are revised every ten years in conjunction with the U.S. Census.

• District I: Portions of ʻEwa Beach, Kapolei, Ho‘opili, Makakilo, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, Kea‘au, and Mākua
• District II: Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Wahiawā, Mokulē‘ia, Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Pūpūkea, Sunset Beach, Kahuku, Lā‘ie, Hau‘ula, Punalu‘u, Kahana, Ka‘a‘awa, Kualoa, Waiāhole, and Kahalu‘u
• District III: ‘Āhuimanu, He‘eia, Ha‘ikū, Kāne‘ohe, Maunawili, Kailua, Olomana, Enchanted Lake, and Waimānalo
• District IV: Hawai‘i Kai, Kuli‘ou‘ou, Niu Valley, ‘Āina Haina, Wailupe, Wai‘alae Iki, Kalani Valley, Kāhala, Wilhemina Rise, Kaimukī, Kapahulu, Diamond Head, and Waikīkī
• District V: Palolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Mānoa, Mōʻiliʻili, McCully, Ala Moana, Makiki, and portions of Kakaʻako
• District VI: Portions of Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu, Punchbowl, Papakolea, Pauoa Valley, Nu‘uanu, Iwilei, Liliha, ‘Ālewa Heights, Kalihi and Kalihi Valley
• District VII: Kalihi Kai, Māpunapuna, Fort Shafter, Moanalua, Salt Lake, Airport, Hickam, Āliamanu, Foster Village, Pearl Harbor, Hālawa, ‘Aiea, Pearlridge, Mokuʻumeʻume, and Sand Island
• District VIII: Portions of ‘Aiea, Waimalu, Newtown, Pearl City, Seaview, Crestview, Waipi‘o Gentry, Koa Ridge, Mililani Town, and Mililani Mauka
• District IX: Waipahū, Iroquois Point, West Loch, ʻEwa Villages and portions of ʻEwa Beach

The civic center is coextensive with what is known as the Capitol District in downtown Honolulu. The official seat of governance for the Honolulu County is located within the district at Honolulu Hale, established in the 1920s as a city hall structure and houses the chambers of the mayor of Honolulu and the Honolulu City Council. In the 1960s and 1970s, Mayor Frank Fasi developed the modern civic center as it is known today. He took controversial and aggressive measures to reclaim property, demolish massive concrete structures in the area, construct underground parking facilities and open a green campus above ground with manicured lawns and specially commissioned sculpted artwork. He also oversaw the construction of new government buildings, to house the departments that fell within mayoral jurisdiction. The most prominent of those new buildings were the Honolulu Municipal Building and Hale Maka{{okina}}i, the headquarters of the Honolulu Police Department. Civic centers were also constructed off the Capitol District campus, including the Kapi{{okina}}olani Bandstand, Neal S. Blaisdell Center, and the Waikīkī Shell.

The Honolulu County collects various forms of taxes, including a property tax. Revenue from those taxes is used to provide several services for the residents.

Services include:

• Honolulu Board of Water Supply
• Honolulu Fire Department
• Honolulu Emergency Medical Services
• TheBus
• Honolulu Police Department
• The Liquor Commission regulates intoxicating liquors.

File:Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu.jpg

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The Hawaii Department of Public Safety operates three prisons, including the Halawa Correctional Facility, the Waiawa Correctional Facility, and the Women's Community Correctional Center,"[http://hawaii.gov/psd/corrections/institutions-division/prisons Prisons]." Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved May 19, 2010. on the island of Oʻahu in the City and County of Honolulu."[http://hawaii.gov/psd/corrections/institutions-division Institutions Division]." Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved May 19, 2010. In addition the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center, the jail on Oʻahu, is in the county."[http://hawaii.gov/psd/corrections/institutions-division/jails/oahu-community-correctional-center Oʻahu Community Correctional Center]." Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved May 19, 2010.

The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Honolulu County. The main one is located by the Honolulu International Airport at 3600 Aolele Street."[https://archive.today/20120729000629/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/27348?p=5&s=HI&service_name=post_office&z=honolulu Post Office Location - HONOLULU]." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 21, 2009. Federal Detention Center, Honolulu, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, is in the CDP."[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=hon FDC Honolulu Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527234404/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=hon |date=May 27, 2010 }}." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved December 30, 2009. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Honolulu field office is in Kapolei."[https://www.fbi.gov/honolulu Honolulu Division]." Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved on June 9, 2015. "91-1300 Enterprise Street Kapolei, HI 96707" The Kunia Regional SIGINT Operations Center of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Wheeler Army Airfield are in Honolulu County.

Honolulu County, like the rest of Hawaii, is a Democratic stronghold. Despite this, it has tended to be the most Republican-leaning county in the state, with the exception of the 2024 election, when Kauai County claimed this record. The city of Honolulu itself, and the whole southeastern portion of Oahu, including Kaneohe and Kailua, is where most of the Democratic strength in the county lies. Republican majorities can be found around the southwest and western shores, and also the far north shore.{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk4.9CUE.eUcpg0mNRL9r&smid=url-share | title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election | work=The New York Times | date=January 15, 2025 | last1=Datar | first1=Saurabh | last2=Marcus | first2=Ilana | last3=Murray | first3=Eli | last4=Singer | first4=Ethan | last5=Lemonides | first5=Alex | last6=Zhang | first6=Christine }}

{{PresHead|place=Honolulu County, Hawaii|source1={{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 26, 2017}}}}

{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|130,489|204,301|6,131|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|136,259|238,869|6,986|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|90,326|175,696|19,768|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|88,461|204,349|3,932|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|88,164|214,239|4,410|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|144,157|152,500|1,890|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|101,310|139,618|15,062|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|85,779|143,793|25,684|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|103,937|123,908|37,996|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|120,258|138,971|2,348|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|140,323|107,444|2,470|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|99,596|96,472|28,927|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|108,041|111,389|3,046|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|132,844|76,957|0|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|71,259|108,141|2,794|Hawaii}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|33,536|121,859|0|Hawaii}}

{{PresFoot|1960|Democratic|65,541|68,915|0|Hawaii}}

{{US Census population

|1900= 58504

|1910= 81993

|1920= 123496

|1930= 202887

|1940= 257696

|1950= 353020

|1960= 500409

|1970= 629176

|1980= 762565

|1990= 836231

|2000= 876156

|2010= 953207

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 28, 2014}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/hi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}
1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}} 2010-2018

|2020=1016508

|estyear=2023

|estimate=989408

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}}}

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2010, there were 953,207 people, 311,047 households, and 217,842 families residing in Honolulu County. The population density was {{convert|1,461|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 315,988 housing units at an average density of {{convert|527|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 43.9% Asian, 20.8% white, 9.5% Pacific Islander, 2.0% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% from other races, and 22.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.1% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were:{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

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• 15.7% Japanese
• 14.9% Filipino
• 5.9% German
• 5.4% Chinese
• 5.0% Native Hawaiian
• 4.4% Irish
• 3.8% English
• 3.1% Portuguese
• 2.9% Puerto Rican
• 2.3% Korean
• 2.3% Mexican
• 1.8% Samoan
• 1.8% Italian
• 1.8% Spanish
• 1.4% French

{{div col end}}

File:Ethnic Origins in Honolulu County, HI.png

In the census of 2000, there were 286,450 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.80% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Honolulu County as the Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |title=OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004708/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2017 |via=National Archives |work=Office of Management and Budget }} The United States Census Bureau ranked the Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 54th most populous metropolitan statistical area and the 61st most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401093220/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |title=Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 |format=CSV |work=2012 Population Estimates |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division |date=March 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-02.csv |title=Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 |format=CSV |work=2012 Population Estimates |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division |date=March 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517083619/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-02.csv |archive-date=May 17, 2013 }}

According to the county's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,{{Cite web |last=Kawano |first=Andrew |title=Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 |url=https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/bfs/bfs_docs/CC_Honolulu_ACFR_FY2022_PDF-A.pdf |access-date=November 12, 2023}} the top employers in the county are the following:

Other major companies headquartered in Honolulu CDP include Hawaiian Airlines,"[http://www.hawaiianair.com/Aboutus/Pages/CorporateContact.aspx Corporate Headquarters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827043607/http://www.hawaiianair.com/Aboutus/Pages/CorporateContact.aspx |date=August 27, 2012 }}." Hawaiian Airlines. Retrieved May 20, 2009. Aloha Air Cargo, and Bank of Hawaii."[http://www.alohaaircargo.com/contact-info.html Locations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522094540/http://www.alohaaircargo.com/contact-info.html|date=May 22, 2009}}." Aloha Air Cargo. Retrieved May 21, 2009."[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1517000&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Honolulu CDP, HI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218201733/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1517000&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on|date=February 18, 2008}}." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2009.

Several countries have diplomatic missions in Honolulu:

• {{Flag|Australia}} (Consulate General)"[http://www.dfat.gov.au/missions/countries/usha.html Australian Consulate-General in Honolulu, United States of America] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222205814/http://www.dfat.gov.au/missions/countries/usha.html |date=December 22, 2008 }}." Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
• {{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} (Consulate General)"[http://www.fsmgov.org/ovmis.html Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Embassies, Consulates, and Missions]." Department of Foreign Affairs (Federated States of Micronesia). Retrieved January 10, 2009.
• {{Flag|Japan}} (Consulate General)"[http://www.honolulu.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/visa_visa_en.htm Visa & Travel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103030404/http://www.honolulu.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/visa_visa_en.htm |date=November 3, 2008 }}." Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
• {{Flag|Marshall Islands}} (Consulate General)"[http://rmigovernment.org/about_your_government.jsp?docid=9 Foreign Mission] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625071854/http://rmigovernment.org/about_your_government.jsp?docid=9|date=June 25, 2011}}." Republic of the Marshall Islands. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
• {{Flag|New Zealand}} (Consulate General)
• {{Flag|Philippines}} (Consulate General)"[http://www.chicagopcg.com/about_rpmissions.html#honolulu Other Philippine Missions in the U.S.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224193726/http://www.chicagopcg.com/about_rpmissions.html#honolulu |date=February 24, 2009 }}." Consulate-General of the Philippines in Chicago. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
• {{Flag|South Korea}} (Consulate General)"[http://usa-honolulu.mofat.go.kr/eng/am/usa-honolulu/mission/locations/index.jsp Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211101241/http://usa-honolulu.mofat.go.kr/eng/am/usa-honolulu/mission/locations/index.jsp|date=December 11, 2008}}." Consulate-General of South Korea in Honolulu. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
• {{Flag|Taiwan}} (Economic and Cultural Office)

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Located on the western end of the Honolulu census-designated place, Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is the principal aviation gateway to the state of Hawaii. Numerous airlines fly Pacific-wide to and from Honolulu International Airport. Locally based Hawaiian Airlines also operates flights to destinations within the islands of Hawaii and to major destinations across the Pacific.

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The City and County of Honolulu's Department of Transportation Services oversees two public transportation services, each operated under contract. The fare system is shared between both services and can be paid using the HOLO card.

{{Main|TheBus (Honolulu)}}

TheBus is the transit bus service of the city and county of Honolulu. The system consists of 106 routes, including three express routes and two limited-stop routes.

In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, TheBus had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|HI Honolulu total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|HI Honolulu total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}. As of December 2017, TheBus is the nation’s most heavily used public transportation system per capita among major cities.{{Cite web |last=Honore |first=Marcel |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Why Are Fewer People Riding TheBus? |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2017/12/why-are-fewer-people-riding-thebus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327190755/https://www.civilbeat.org/2017/12/why-are-fewer-people-riding-thebus/ |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=June 25, 2023 |website=Honolulu Civil Beat}} The system is operated in contract with the nonprofit Oahu Transit Services Inc.

{{Main|Skyline (Honolulu)}}

Skyline is a light metro line in the city and county of Honolulu. The first {{Convert|10.8|mi|adj=on}} phase of the line between East Kapolei (on the ʻEwa Plain) and Aloha Stadium, opened on June 30, 2023. The second phase, connecting to Pearl Harbor and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport before reaching Middle Street, is anticipated to open in the summer of 2025. The final phase, continuing the line across urban Honolulu to Downtown, is due to open in 2031.

Skyline was planned, designed, and constructed by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), a semi-autonomous agency of the city-county government.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://honolulutransit.org/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601122709/https://honolulutransit.org/about/ |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation}} The line is operated in contract with Hitachi Rail, who also built the railcars used on the service.

Public institutions in Honolulu County are operated by the University of Hawaiʻi System, which consists of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu Community College and Kapiolani Community College in the Honolulu CDP; Leeward Community College in Pearl City; University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu in Kapolei; and Windward Community College in Kaneohe. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa houses the system's main offices.Magin, Janis L. "Land deals could breathe new life into Moiliili." Pacific Business News. Sunday July 1, 2007. [http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/07/02/story4.html 1]. Retrieved October 5, 2011. "Dobelle at that time had even suggested moving the University of Hawaiʻi system offices from the Mānoa campus to office space in Moiliili, something the current administration is not actively considering."

Private institutions serving the county include Chaminade University and Hawaii Pacific University in the Honolulu CDP and Brigham Young University–Hawaii in Laie CDP.

The Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools and charter schools in Honolulu County.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st15_hi/schooldistrict_maps/c15003_honolulu/DC20SD_C15003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Honolulu County, Hawaii|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st15_hi/schooldistrict_maps/c15003_honolulu/DC20SD_C15003_SD2MS.txt Text list]

{{See also|Hawaii#Private schools}}

Honolulu County has one of the highest rates of private school enrollment in the United States.{{Cite web |last=Terrell |first=Jessica |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Why School Enrollment Declines Are a 'Significant Concern' in Hawaii |url=https://www.the74million.org/article/why-school-enrollment-declines-are-a-significant-concern-in-hawaii/ |access-date=November 13, 2023 |language=en-US}} Private schools in Honolulu County include Kamehameha Schools–Kapālama, Punahou School, ʻIolani School, Mid-Pacific Institute, Le Jardin Academy, and Island Pacific Academy. Private religiously-affiliated schools include Maryknoll School, St. Louis School, Hawaii Baptist Academy, Hanalani Schools, Damien Memorial School, Sacred Hearts Academy, and Pacific Buddhist Academy.

The Hawaii State Public Library System operates public libraries. The Hawaii State Library in the Honolulu CDP serves as the main library of the system,"[http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/hsl/index.htm Hawaii State Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413123720/http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/hsl/index.htm |date=April 13, 2009}}." Hawaii State Public Library System. Retrieved May 22, 2009. while the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, also in the CDP, serves disabled and blind people."[http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/oahu/lbph.htm Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528095907/http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/oahu/lbph.htm |date=May 28, 2009}}." Hawaii State Public Library System. Retrieved May 22, 2009. The system operates 22 branch libraries throughout the county."[http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/index.htm Library Locations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513033322/http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/index.htm |date=May 13, 2009}}." Hawaii State Public Library System. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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Established in 1900, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra is the oldest US symphony orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains. The Royal Hawaiian Band is even older, established in 1836 by King Kamehameha III and holds the distinction of being the only full-time municipal band in the United States, as well as the only one with a royal legacy.{{Cite web |title=HOME |url=https://www.rhb-music.com/ |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=royalhawaiianband |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://www.rhb-music.com/about |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=royalhawaiianband |language=en}} Other ensembles include the Hawaii Opera Theatre. Honolulu is also a center for Hawaiian music. The main music venues include the Neal Blaisdell Center Concert Hall, the Waikiki Shell, and the Hawaii Theatre.

Honolulu also includes several venues for live theater, including Diamond Head Theatre.

There are various institutions supported by the state and private entities for the advancement of the visual arts. The Honolulu Museum of Art is endowed with the largest collection of Asian and Western art in Hawaii. It also has the largest collection of Islamic art, housed at the Shangri La estate. Since the merger of the Honolulu Academy of Arts and The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (now called the Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House) in 2011, the museum is also the only contemporary art museum in the state. The contemporary collections are housed at main campus (Spalding House) in Makiki and a multi-level gallery in downtown Honolulu at the First Hawaiian Center. The museum hosts a film and video program dedicated to arthouse and world cinema in the museum's Doris Duke Theatre, named for the academy's historic patroness Doris Duke.

The Capitol Modern Museum is located in downtown Honolulu in No. 1 Capitol District Building and has a collection of art pieces created by local artists as well as traditional Hawaiian art. The museum is administered by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Recognized internationally as the premier cultural institution of Hawaii,{{cite news| last=Hoover | first=Will | title=Hawaii's Bishop Museum struggles to survive recession | date=May 25, 2009 | newspaper=Honolulu Advertiser | url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/May/25/ln/hawaii905250346.html | access-date=October 20, 2013}} the Bishop Museum is the largest of Honolulu's museums.{{cite web| title=Bishop Museum: About Us| work=BishopMuseum.org| url=http://www.bishopmuseum.org/aboutus/| access-date=October 20, 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024123249/http://www.bishopmuseum.org/aboutus/| archive-date=October 24, 2013| df=mdy-all}} It is endowed with the state's largest collection of natural history specimens and the world's largest collection of Hawaiiana and Pacific culture artifacts. The Honolulu Zoo is the main zoological institution in Hawaii while the Waikiki Aquarium is a working marine biology laboratory. The Waikiki Aquarium is partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi and other universities worldwide. Established for appreciation of botany, Honolulu is home to several gardens: Foster Botanical Garden, Liliuokalani Botanical Garden, Walker Estate, among others.

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Currently, Honolulu has no professional sports teams. Honolulu's Aloha Stadium was a long time host of the NFL's annual Pro Bowl from 1980 to 2016. The NCAA's Hawaii Bowl is played at Aloha Stadium annually. Games are hosted at Les Murakami and Hans L'Orange Park. Fans of spectator sports in Honolulu generally support the football, volleyball, basketball, and baseball programs of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. High school sporting events, especially football, are especially popular. Venues for spectator sports in Honolulu include:

• Aloha Stadium (American football and soccer)
• Les Murakami Stadium at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (baseball)
• Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (basketball and volleyball)
• Neal Blaisdell Center Arena (basketball)

Honolulu's mild climate lends itself to year-round fitness activities as well. In 2004, Men's Fitness magazine named Honolulu the fittest city in the nation. Honolulu is home to three large road races:

• The Great Aloha Run is held annually on Presidents' Day.
• The Honolulu Marathon, held annually on the second Sunday in December, draws more than 20,000 participants each year, about half to two thirds of them from Japan.
• The Honolulu Triathlon is an Olympic distance triathlon event governed by USA Triathlon. Held annually in May since 2004, there is an absence of a sprint course.

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Honolulu County is home to numerous forms media including newspapers, magazines, radio and television.

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