Hawaii County	001	Hilo	1905	Island of Hawai.i, with which the county is coterminous; said to be named for Hawaiiloa, a legendary Polynesian navigator.	Hawai.i	185,079	4,028 sq mi
(10,432 km2)	State map highlighting Hawaii County
Honolulu County	003	Honolulu	1905	"Sheltered bay" or "place of shelter" in Hawaiian language,[8] Named after Honolulu, the capital and largest city of the state.	O.ahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (except Midway Atoll.)	953,207	597 sq mi
(1,546 km2)	State map highlighting Honolulu County
Kalawao County	005		1905	The village of Kalawao on Moloka.i	The Kalaupapa Peninsula on Moloka.i	88	5.2 sq mi
(13 km2)	State map highlighting Kalawao County
Kauai County	007	Lihue	1905	Kauai, the largest of the islands in the county; name possibly derived from Kaua.i, the eldest son of Hawai.iloa.	Kauai, Ni.ihau, Lehua, and Ka.ula	67,091	622 sq mi
(1,611 km2)	State map highlighting Kauai County
Maui County	009	Wailuku	1905	Maui, the largest of the islands in the county; named for M.ui, a demigod from native mythology.	Maui, Kaho.olawe, L.na.i, Molokai (except the Kalaupapa Peninsula), and Molokini	154,834	1,120 sq mi
(2,901 km2)	State map highlighting Maui County