A representation of Kawhi Leonard's hand, which measures 11.25 inches from thumb to pinkie and is 9.75 inches long. Credit Sam Manchester/The New York Times.
After Statehood was declared in 1959, Honolulu became the state capitol. Oahuâs largest city, Honolulu (âprotected bayâ in Hawaiian), is also the largest city in Hawaii, the county seat, the state capitol, and the center of business and industry in the Islands. Honolulu is also the only U.S. city to be founded by royalty, and hosts the only royal residence on U.S. soil (Ê»Iolani Palace)
Honolulu (see more photos, view panorama) is the capital of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is located on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in the Central Pacific Ocean, 2,551 miles (4,105 km) west of Los Angeles. Honolulu's population is 337,256 (2010 Census), which makes it the largest city in the state of Hawaii. But the city is not just the largest in Hawaii, but the largest city in the whole world. That's because Hawaii's state constitution states that any Hawaiian island not named as belonging to a county belongs to Honolulu.