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  Top20Honolulu.com - Your Top20Guide to Honolulu, HI.
As of July 1, 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau estimate for Honolulu puts the population at 377,260 and that of the city and county (essentially, the Island of O‘ahu) is 900,000.
Honolulu and Juneau, Alaska are the only two US state capitals that cannot be reached by road from the rest of the United States, or from the majority of the land area of their respective states.
Established in 1900, the Honolulu Symphony is the oldest symphony orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains.
www.top20honolulu.com   (2702 words)

  
 HONOLULU HISTORY
Honolulu's history from 1820, when missionaries arrived on the islands, is much the same as that of Hawaii.
Growing from a settlement of mud huts into the main residence of Hawaiian royalty and later of foreign consuls, Honolulu became the permanent capital of the kingdom of Hawaii in 1845.
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the naval base at Honolulu, on Dec. 7, 1941, and during World War II the port became a strategic naval base and a staging area for U.S. forces in the Pacific.
www.honolulu-city.com /honolulu-history.htm   (517 words)

  
 Los Angeles International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On March 1, 1978, two tires burst in succession on a Continental Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 during its takeoff roll at LAX and the plane, bound for Honolulu, veered off the runway.
In the year 2000, Al-Qaeda attempted to bomb LAX during the millennium holiday, although the bomber was caught at the U.S. port of entry.
Ahmed Ressam was captured in Port Angeles, Washington, with a cache of explosives in the trunk of his rented car which had traveled with him from Victoria, British Columbia, aboard the ferry "Coho".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport   (3197 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Oahu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The story relates that he named the island after a son.
The city of Honolulu—largest city, state capital, and main deepwater marine port for the State of Hawai‘i—is located here.
As a jurisdictional unit, the entire island of O‘ahu is in the City and County of Honolulu, although as a place name, Honolulu occupies only a portion of the southeast end of the island (essentially, the Honolulu District).
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Oahu   (549 words)

  
 Honolulu
365,272), capital of the state of Hawaii and seat of Honolulu co., on the southeast coast of the island of
, the naval base at Honolulu, on Dec. 7, 1941, and during World War II the port became a strategic naval base and a staging area for U.S. forces in the Pacific.
Honolulu, Hawaii - Mayor: Mufi Hannemann (to Jan. 2009) 2000 census population (rank):1 371,657 (46); % change: 1.7;...
www.factmonster.com /id/A0824097   (560 words)

  
 Proctor in Admiralty
The Port of Oakland is using funds from a $2.4 mil.
Essentially PandO Ports and DP World are stevedores and terminal operators of terminals around the world including in the United States.
Suggesting the a takeover of PandO Ports by DP World would create a security risk is just silly and is clearly being done for political purposes which in no way will result in greater security at our nations ports.
www.proctorinadmiralty.com   (1633 words)

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