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The Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone observes Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time (HST) [1][2] by subtracting ten hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−10:00). The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 150th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. The zone takes its name from the two areas it includes: Hawaii and the ...
Waimea Bay. Coordinates: 21°38′25″N 158°03′50″W. "The Rock" and bay from Kamehameha Highway. Waimea Bay is located in Haleiwa on the North Shore of O'ahu in the Hawaiian Islands at the mouth of the Waimea River. Waimea Valley extends to the east of Waimea Bay. Waimea means "reddish water" in Hawaiian. [1]
Waianae or Waiʻanae (Hawaiian pronunciation: [vɐjʔəˈnɐe̯]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 13,614. Its name means "waters of the mullet". Its etymology is shared with the far northern Wellington suburb of Waikanae, located in New ...
Kiritimati is one of the world's largest atolls in terms of land area, consisting of about 312.38 km 2 (120.61 sq mi) land area and a 328 km 2 (127 sq mi) network of lagoons;. [1] The atoll is about 150 km (93 mi) in perimeter, while the lagoon shoreline extends for over 48 km (30 mi). [2] Kiritimati comprises over 70% of the total land area of ...
Waikiki (/ ˌwaɪkɪˈkiː /; [1][2] Hawaiian: Waikīkī; Hawaiian: [vɐjˈtiːtiː, wɐjˈkiːkiː]) is a Honolulu neighborhood and its eponymous beach on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is one of six beaches in the district, along with Queen's Beach, Kuhio Beach, Gray's Beach, Fort DeRussy ...
Maunalua Bay. Coordinates: 21°17′03.18″N 157°43′05.45″W. Maunalua Bay in the south of Eastern Honolulu (red) Maunalua Bay (2016) Hawaii Kai, Portlock, Koko Head, Hanauma Bay, and Koko Crater. Maunalua Bay is a bay in the southeast of Honolulu, the capital of Hawaiʻi. The bay extends about 6.3 miles (10.1 kilometers) from the southern ...
Oahu (/ oʊˈɑːhuː / oh-AH-hoo) (Hawaiian: Oʻahu (pronounced [oˈʔɐhu])) is the most populated and third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. [1] The island of Oahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands constitute the City and County of Honolulu. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. In 2021, Oahu had a population of ...
Mākaha, Hawaii. Historically, Mākaha was an ahupuaʻa, or area of land ruled by chief or king and managed by the members of the ʻaliʻi. Mākaha (Hawaiian for "fierce", [3][4][5] or "savage", [6][7][8] pronounced [maːˈkɐhə]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is a town located along the ...