Honolulu

==Geography==
[[File:Honolulu (satellite photograph - 22 12 2009).jpg|thumb|right|Astronaut photograph of western Honolulu, [[Honolulu International Airport|HNL Airport]], and [[Pearl Harbor]] taken from the [[International Space Station]]]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Urban Honolulu CDP has an area of {{convert|177.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 11.56%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref>

Honolulu is the remotest major U.S. city and one of the remotest cities in the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Gill|first=Nicholas|date=August 19, 2015|title=Where is the world's most remote city?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/19/where-worlds-most-remote-city|access-date=December 14, 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> The closest location in mainland U.S. is the [[Point Arena, California|Point Arena]] Lighthouse in northern [[California]], at {{convert|2045|nmi|km}}.<ref>Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 Software, Copyright 2006 by Microsoft Corp. et al.</ref> ([[Marine vessel|Nautical vessels]] require some additional distance to circumnavigate [[Makapu{{okina}}u Point]].) The closest major city is [[San Francisco]], California, at {{convert|2397|mi|km}}.<ref name=":0" /> Some islands off the Mexican coast and part of the [[Aleutian Islands]] of [[Alaska]] are slightly closer to Honolulu than the mainland.

The [[volcanic field]] of the [[Honolulu Volcanics]] is partially inside the city.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stearns |first1=Harold T. |last2=Vaksvik |first2=Knute N. |title=Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Oahu, Hawaii |url=https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70160862 |publisher=Maui Publishing Company, Limited |pages=536 |date=1935}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods, boroughs, and districts===
[[File:Honolulu - NASA.jpg|thumb|Honolulu as seen from the [[International Space Station]]]]
[[File:Bishop Square Hawaii.jpg|thumb|Downtown at Bishop and King streets, with [[First Hawaiian Center]] (left) and [[Bank of Hawaii|Bank of Hawaii Center]] (right)]]
* [[Downtown Honolulu]] is Hawaii's financial, commercial, and governmental center. On the waterfront is [[Aloha Tower]], for many years Hawaii's tallest building. The tallest building is now the {{convert|438|ft|m|0|adj=on}} [[First Hawaiian Center]], on King and Bishop Streets. The downtown campus of [[Hawaii Pacific University|Hawaiʻi Pacific University]] is also there.
* [[The Arts District Honolulu]], both downtown and in Chinatown, is on Chinatown's eastern edge. It is a 12-block area bounded by Bethel & Smith Streets and Nimitz Highway and Beretania Street—home to numerous arts and cultural institutions. It is within the [[Chinatown, Honolulu|Chinatown Historic District]], which includes the former Hotel Street Vice District.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artsdistricthonolulu.com/ |title=Artsdistricthonolulu.com |publisher=Artsdistricthonolulu.com |access-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520232338/http://www.artsdistricthonolulu.com/ |archive-date=May 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*The [[Hawaii Capital Historic District|Capitol District]] is the eastern part of Downtown Honolulu. It is the current and historic center of Hawaii's state government, incorporating the [[Hawaii State Capitol|State Capitol]], [[{{okina}}Iolani Palace]], [[Honolulu Hale]] (City Hall), State Library, and the statue of King [[Kamehameha I]], along with numerous government buildings.
*[[Kakaako|Kakaʻako]] is a light-industrial district between Downtown and Waikiki that has seen a large-scale redevelopment effort in the past decade. It is home to two major shopping areas, [[Ward Centers|Ward Warehouse]] and [[Ward Centers|Ward Center]]. [[The Howard Hughes Corporation]] plans to transform Ward Centers into [[Ward Village]] over the next decade. The [[John A. Burns School of Medicine]], part of the [[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]], is also there. A memorial to the [[Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision|''Ehime Maru'' Incident]] victims is at the [[Kaka'ako Waterfront Park|Kakaʻako Waterfront Park]].
*[[Ala Moana]] is a district between [[Kakaako|Kakaʻako]] and [[Waikiki]] and the home of [[Ala Moana Center]], the "world's largest open-air shopping center" and Hawaii's largest shopping mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alamoanacenter.com/ |title=Hawaii's Premier Shopping, Entertainment, and Dining Destination |publisher=Ala Moana Center |access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> Ala Moana Center has over 300 tenants and is very popular with tourists. Also in Ala Moana is the [[Honolulu Design Center]] and [[Ala Moana Beach Park]], Honolulu's second-largest park.
*[[Waikiki]] is Honolulu's tourist district, between the [[Ala Wai Canal]] and the Pacific Ocean next to [[Diamond Head, Hawaii|Diamond Head]]. Numerous hotels, shops, and nightlife opportunities are along Kalākaua and Kūhiō Avenues. It is a popular location for visitors and locals alike and attracts millions of visitors every year. Most of Oʻahu's hotel rooms are in Waikiki.
*[[Manoa|Mānoa]], [[Moiliili, Hawaii|Mōʻiliʻili]], and [[Makiki]] are residential neighborhoods in adjacent areas just inland of downtown and Waikiki. Mānoa Valley is home to the main campus of the [[University of Hawaiʻi]]. 
*Nuʻuanu and [[Pauoa, Hawaii|Pauoa]] are upper-middle-class residential districts inland of downtown Honolulu. The [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]] is in [[Punchbowl Crater]], fronting Pauoa Valley.
*[[Palolo, Hawaii|Pālolo]] and [[Kaimuki|Kaimukī]] are neighborhoods east of Mānoa and Makiki, inland from Diamond Head. Pālolo Valley parallels Mānoa and is a residential neighborhood. Kaimukī is primarily a residential neighborhood with a commercial strip centered on Waiʻalae Avenue running behind Diamond Head. [[Chaminade University]] is in Kaimukī.
*[[Waialae, Hawaii|Waiʻalae]] and [[Kāhala, Hawaii|Kāhala]] are upper-class districts of Honolulu directly east of Diamond Head, with many high-priced homes. Also in these neighborhoods are the [[Waialae Country Club]] and the five-star [[Kahala Hotel & Resort]].
*[[East Honolulu, Hawaii|East Honolulu]] includes the residential communities of [[Aina Haina, Hawaii|ʻĀina Haina]], Niu Valley, and [[Hawaii Kai, Hawaii|Hawaiʻi Kai]]. These are considered upper-middle-class neighborhoods. The upscale gated communities of Waiʻalae ʻIki and Hawaiʻi Loa Ridge are also there.
*[[Kalihi|Kalihi and Pālama]] are working-class neighborhoods with a number of government housing developments. Lower Kalihi, toward the ocean, is a light-industrial district.
*[[Salt Lake, Hawaii|Salt Lake]] and Āliamanu are (mostly) residential areas built in extinct [[volcanic cone|tuff cones]] along the western end of the Honolulu District, not far from [[Honolulu International Airport]].
*[[Moanalua]] is two neighborhoods and a valley at the western end of Honolulu, and home to [[Tripler Army Medical Center]].
*[[Kamehameha Heights, Hawaii|Kamehameha Heights]] is a northern suburb.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hawaii Life: Kamehameha Heights, Honolulu Oahu Real Estate for Sale – Just Listed Kamehameha Heights Homes, Kamehameha Heights Condos, Kamehameha Heights Land |url=https://www.hawaiilife.com/listings/oahu/honolulu/kamehameha-heights |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Hawaii Life: Kamehameha Heights, Honolulu Oahu Real Estate for Sale – Just Listed Kamehameha Heights Homes, Kamehameha Heights Condos, Kamehameha Heights Land |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[McCully, Hawaii|McCully]] is an eastern suburb.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mccully Honolulu, HI 96826, Neighborhood Profile - NeighborhoodScout |url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/hi/honolulu/mccully |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.neighborhoodscout.com}}</ref>