Hawaii is the largest island in the United States,located in the eponymous state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands,a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km2),it has 63% of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass. However,it has only 13% of the archipelago's population. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in Polynesia,behind the north and south islands of New Zealand.
Hilo is the largest settlement in Hawaii County,Hawaii,United States,which encompasses the Island of Hawaii,and is a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 census. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the state of Hawaii and largest settlement in the state outside of Oahu.
The University of Hawaiʻi System is a public college and university system. The system confers associate,bachelor's,master's,and doctoral degrees through three universities,seven community colleges,an employment training center,three university centers,four education centers and various other research facilities distributed across six islands throughout the state of Hawaii in the United States. All schools of the University of Hawaiʻi system are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The UH system's main administrative offices are located on the property of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu CDP.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is a public university in Hilo,Hawaiʻi. It is one of ten general campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi System. It was founded as Hilo Center at Lyman Hall of the Hilo Boys School in 1945 and was a branch campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. In 1970 it was reorganized by an act of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and became a campus within the newly created University of Hawaiʻi System.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Hawaii:
Patricia Hatsue Saiki is an American politician and former educator from Hilo,Hawaii. She served as a Republican in Congress from 1987 to 1991 and then as Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President of the United States George H. W. Bush.
Hilo High School is a public,co-educational high school of the Hawaii State Department of Education,and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1906,its first class graduated in 1909. Hilo High School is near the Wailuku River in Hawaii County on the Big Island of Hawaii,United States. The campus boasts the black marble terrazzo and gray gravel sculpture Matrix by Ken Shutt in the middle of its two patios in its courtyard. The school is situated at 556 Waianuenue Avenue on across the street from Hilo Intermediate School,one of its two feeder schools,the other being Kalanianaole Intermediate School. Hilo's symbol and mascot is the Viking and its school colors are blue and gold. Hilo High School celebrated its centennial during Homecoming of 2006. Hilo High School's crosstown rivals are the Warriors of Waiakea High School.
Joseph Kahoʻoluhi Nāwahī,also known by his full Hawaiian name Iosepa Kahoʻoluhi Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu,was a Native Hawaiian nationalist leader,legislator,lawyer,newspaper publisher,and painter. Through his long political service during the monarchy and the important roles he played in the resistance and opposition to its overthrow,Nāwahīis regarded as an influential Hawaiian patriot.
The Waiākea Mission Station was the first Christian mission on the eastern side of the Island of Hawaiʻi. Also known as the Hilo Station,the latest structure is now called Haili Church.
David Belden Lyman was an early American missionary to Hawaii who opened a boarding school for Hawaiians. His wife Sarah Joiner Lyman (1805–1885) taught at the boarding school and kept an important journal. They had several notable descendants.
Yoshito Takamine was an American politician and labor leader in Hawaii. Takamine,who was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 1958,when the state was still the Territory of Hawaii,served in the state House of Representatives for 12 consecutive terms until his retirement in 1984. Takamine,the longtime chairman of the House Labor Committee,oversaw the creation of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act of 1974,which made Hawaii the first U.S. state to require minimum standards for the health care benefits offered to workers.
The Wailoa River State Recreation Area,also known as Wailoa River State Park,is a park in Hilo,on Hawaiʻi Island in the US state of Hawaii. It was developed as a buffer zone following the devastating 1960 tsunami that wiped out the central bayfront district of Hilo.
Frederick Schwartz Lyman was a surveyor,rancher,judge,and politician on Hawaiʻi Island.
David P. "Kawika" Crowley was a Hawaiian politician who was the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in the November 2012 election. A colorful and offbeat candidate,he achieved notability as the "homeless handyman" running for Congress. He was the first homeless person in Hawaii –and perhaps any state –to be nominated for Congress on a major party ticket. In 2014,Crowley again won the Republican primary race for the 2nd Congressional district in a contested race.
Kyle Mark Takai was an American politician from the state of Hawaii who served in the United States House of Representatives,representing Hawaii's 1st congressional district,from 2015 to 2016. He served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2014.
Gilbert Kahele was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate from January 16,2011,representing District 1. He was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Russell S. Kokubun as Hawaii Commissioner of Agriculture. Kahele died in office on January 26,2016,after being hospitalized one week prior.
Kaialiʻi Kahele is an American politician,educator,and commercial pilot who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to 2020,he served in the Hawaii Senate from the 1st District. Kahele is a member of the Democratic Party and the son of the late Hawaii Senate member Gil Kahele.
Hoʻolulu Park is a 56-acre (23 ha) park and recreation center operated by the County of Hawaiʻi in Hilo,Hawaii,east of the Wailoa River State Recreation Area and downtown Hilo,and west of Hilo International Airport. The venues are named for prominent figures from the Hilo area,including Hilo High School basketball coach Ung Soy "Beans" Afook,boxer and sports promoter Richard "Pablo" Chinen,coach and complex supervisor Aunty Sally Kaleohano,swim coach Charles "Sparky" Kawamoto,youth sports organizer Walter Victor,and sports booster Dr. Francis F.C. Wong. Hoʻolulu Park also is the site of the Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium,which hosts nationally prominent events,including the Hilo Orchid Show and the Merrie Monarch Festival.
Val Okimoto is an American politician and educator serving since November 29,2022 as the member of the Honolulu City Council representing District VIII. She is a former member and Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives,serving in that body from 2018 to 2022.
William Harry Bains-Jordan was an American politician who served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 10th district from 1959 to 1962,as a member of the Republican Party. He was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America and United States Junior Chamber.
