Formed November 10, 1905 (4th county)
Kalawao County (80), Honolulu (350,966), *Kalawao (80)
The county is on a small peninsula of Molokai Island. It has no government nor county functions. The courthouse building is wooden and located on Beretania Street. The county was created on November 10, 1905 as the 4th county.
The operation of the county is conducted at the State of Hawaii level. The county’s judicial needs are supported by Maui County. I elected not to visit this location in person. The only access is by air, boat or by a mule path.
There are no defined cities or towns in the county. The county is surrounded clockwise by the Pacific Ocean and Maui County. The area of the county is 5.2 square miles. It is 5 out of 5 in area. It ranks 5 out of 5 in population in the state. It has a density of 15.4 persons per square mile making it 5 out of 5 in the state. Kalawao County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas as there are no incorporated cities. The county is pronounced KA-LA-WA-O-E. This county is in the Kahului-Wailuku Micropolitan Statistical Area.
