Ask The Experts: Hawaiian Island Facts

By Hawaiian Airlines
Picking a Hawaiian vacation destination? Use these fun island facts from Hawaiian Airlines to help you find the perfect spot!

HONOLULU 

• Elevation: 7 feet
• Average Annual Rainfall: 21.6 inches
• Average January Temperature: 73 degrees F
• Average July Temperature: 80 degrees F
• Time Zone: GMT-10
• Population: 371,657 in Honolulu, 1 million+ on Oahu
• Ethnic Mix: 19.67% Caucasian; 1.62% African-American; 6.85% Hawaiian natives; 4.37% Hispanic; 55.85% Asian
• Industries: Oil, electronics, computers, automobile manufacturing, aerospace industries, agriculture, telecommunications, chemicals, mining, processing and packaging
• The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 by Japan triggered the entrance of the United States into World War II and the imposition of martial law until 1944. Pearl Harbor is today one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Hawaii. Interestingly, Pearl Harbor has as many visitors from Japan as it does from the United States.
• Located on the southern end of Oahu, Honolulu is a harbor city located 2550 miles southwest of Los Angeles. Honolulu is dually the capital and the largest city in the Hawaiian Islands. The island of Oahu is situated within the Hawaiian Islands to the southeast of Kauai and northwest of Maui.

KAUA'I

• Elevation: Sea level to 5,148 feet
• Average Annual Rainfall: 55.7 inches
• Average January Temperature: 68.3 degrees F
• Average July Temperature: 75.5 degrees F
• Time Zone: GMT-10
• Population: 60,000
• Ethnic Mix: 22% Hawaiian, 21% Caucasian, 19% Japanese, 12% Filipino, 4% Chinese, 22% Other
• Kaua'i is the oldest of the five main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. Today, Waialeale, Kaua`i's principal volcano, has eroded and now stands at 5,148 feet at its peak. The volcano is also home to one of the wettest spots in the world; the northern slopes of Waialeale get over 450 inches of rain annually.
• Kaua'i is situated in the Hawaiian Island chain in the Pacific Ocean. Of the major islands, which include Hawai'i, Maui, Moloka'i, and O'ahu, Kaua'i is the furthest west. The Hawaiian Islands are approximately 2,600 miles from mainland United States.

MOLOKA`I

• Elevation: 455 feet
• Average Annual Precipitation: 24.4 inches
• Average January Temperature: 70 degrees F
• Average July Temperature: 76 degrees F
• Time Zone: GMT-10
• Population: 6,838
• Major Industries: tourism/hospitality/recreation, agriculture, government
• Moloka`i is often known as the "Friendly Island" and the "Most Hawaiian Island" as there is little automobile traffic (not even a traffic light on the island), no shopping malls, and no buildings taller than a palm tree.
• Moloka`i is located in Maui County between the islands of Oahu and Maui, which are amongst the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.

LANA`I

• Elevation: Sea level to 3,366feet
• Average Annual Rainfall: 50 inches
• Average January Temperature: 66 degrees F
• Average July Temperature: 71 degrees F
• Time Zone: GMT-10
• Population: 3,000
• Ethnic Mix: 22% Hawaiian, 21% Caucasian, 19% Japanese, 12% Filipino, 4% Chinese, 22% Other
• Lana`i is often called Hawaii's most secluded island, and for good reason. For many years, almost all of Lana`i was dedicated to growing Hawaii's most popular export, pineapples. Also, because of the island's tiny size (only 18 miles wide by 13 miles long), Lana`i is frequently overlooked for larger tourist hotspots like Honolulu and Waikiki.
• Lana`i is located in Maui county, east of the islands of Moloka`i and Maui.

MAUI

• Elevation: 48 feet (average)
• Average Annual Rainfall: 19.8 inches
• Average January Temperature: 72 degrees F
• Average July Temperature: 79 degrees F
• Time Zone: GMT-10
• Population: 128, 241
• Ethnic Mix: 42% Caucasian, 14% Hawaiian, 39% Asian, 5% Other
• Major Tourist Attractions: Beaches, Golf Courses, Whale Watching, Snorkeling, Haleakala Crater, Helicopter tours, Hawaiian Aquarium, Maui Tropical Plantation, Hana Rainforest
• Considered the most scenically beautiful of the Hawaiian Islands, Maui attracts tourists in search of an Eden-like experience away from the hustle and bustle of the more urbanized cities of Honolulu and Waikiki.
• The island of Maui is located in the Hawaiian islands in the Pacific Ocean; it is east of Oahu and west of the Big Island of Hawaii.

HAWAI`I (Big Island)

• Elevation: 18 feet
• Highest Point: 13,796 feet (Mauna Kea)
• Average Annual Rainfall: ranges from 10 inches at Kawaihae to 128 inches at Hilo Airport
• Average January Temperature: 73 degrees F
• Average July Temperature: 76 degrees F
• Time Zone: GMT-10
• Population: 148,677
• Ethnic Mix: 30.2% Hawaiian, 23.2% Caucasian, 14.1% Japanese, 10.5% Filipino
• Major Industries: tourism/hospitality/recreation, sugar, coffee, cattle
• Landmarks: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kealakekua Bay, Kailua-Kona, Kawaihae, Parker Ranch, Waipio Valley
• Hawaii's Big Island is the youngest in geologic age, as well as the largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It continues to increase in size because of Kilauea, the world's most active volcano.
• Hawaii's Big Island is located amongst the Hawaiian Islands, to the southeast of the island of Maui, in the central Pacific Ocean.

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