GeoByte1:Honolulu was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii under native monarchs. The only throne room in the United States is in Honolulu's Iolani Palace.
GeoByte2:In the beginning of the 19th century King Kamehameha I ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii from Honolulu.
GeoByte3:Honolulu is on Oahu, one of Hawaii's five main islands.
GeoByte4:Honolulu is the largest city in the state of Hawaii. About one resident in three lives there.
GeoByte5:^Honolulu^ means "sheltered bay" in Hawaiian.
GeoByte6:Honolulu stands at the crossroads of transpacific shipping and air routes.