Formed May 10, 1905 (1st county)
Hawaii County (200,631), Hilo* (44,186)
A Modern building is the county’s courthouse. It is located on Aupuni Street off Pauahi Drive two blocks south of Hawaii State Highway 19. The building is built of concrete and glass in 2009. The architect is unknown. An augmenting courthouse is located in Kona. There was 1877 courthouse for Hawaii County. The county is named for the island of Hawaii. Hilo is named for the hilo crab grass in the area. Hawaii County was the birthplace of 1 Hawaii Governor, John D. Waihee III. The county was established on May 10, 1905 as the 1st county.
Hawaii County government consists of a police chief, a mayor, a clerk, and an auditor (executive). It has 9 Council Members (legislative.) Three Circuit Court Judges, Seventeen Court Judges, and Six Family Court Judges and a county attorney serve Hawaii County (judicial.) It is located in the southeast corner of the state being the last island in the chain heading southeast. The county center is 33 miles West-Southwest of Hilo nearer Mauna Kea. The county is surrounded clockwise by the Pacific Ocean and Maui County.
The area of the county is 4028 square miles. It is 1 out of 5 in the state. It ranks 2 out of 5 in population in the state. It has a density of 49.8 persons per square mile making it 4 out of 5 in the state. Hawaii County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas as there are no incorporated cities. There are no federal highways on the Island of Hawaii. The highest point in Hawaii, Mauna Kea, is in the county. The county is triangular shape. Hilo is on the eastern coast about equal distant from north to south of the island. Hilo is the county seat and the largest populated area although it is not incorporated. It is 22.0% of the county population. The county is pronounced HA-WA-EE. The county seat is pronounced HE-LOE. This county is in the Hilo Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Hilo (unincorporated)
