Oahu Facts

There are many ways to split up Oahu by region, with each guidebook and website drawing their own lines. Why is there such a disparity and how can it easily be described? Well, Oahu is a single county politically divided into six districts, starting in the north and moving clockwise: Ko'olauloa, Ko'olaupoko, Kona, Ewa, Wai'anae, and Wai'alua. Here...

Oahu may be number three in size among its fellow islands in the Hawaiian chain, but it is first in population. Nearly 900,000 people share Oahu's 600 square miles of mountains and beaches - that's three-quarters of the state's population. Almost half inhabit the bustling city of Honolulu and nearby resort town of Waikiki. Oahu is also the most...