Honolulu is the state capital of Hawaii and is likewise the region seat of the County of Honolulu. Honolulu is named a cutting-edge city by global gauges, with its horizon highlighting numerous high rises, incorporating the tallest working in the state, which is the 429-foot tall First Hawaiian Center. Honolulu is additionally the budgetary and monetary center point of the state and incorporates the home office of numerous extensive Hawaiian organizations.

As indicated by archeologists, human settlement on the site of Honolulu can be followed back to the eleventh century, when old Polynesians relocated from neighboring islands. In the late eighteenth century, King Kamehameha I figured out how to bind together the Hawaii islands after the triumph in the Battle of Nu'uanu, and in 1804 he set up his seat of government in Waikiki, and later in Honolulu in 1809.

The illustrious court was later moved from Honolulu to Kailua-Kona in 1812. Kamehameha III built up Honolulu as his kingdom's capital in 1845, in the wake of moving the regal court from Lahaina. It was amid the rule of Kamehameha III and that of his successors that the city was modernized. The city experienced a few obliterating episodes in the twentieth century, including The Great Honolulu Chinatown Fire of 1900, which wrecked 38 sections of land of the city, and in addition the 1941 Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor, which made the United States formally entered World War II.
The whole city of Honolulu covers a zone of 68.4 square miles, 60.5 square miles of which is arrive, and 7.9 square miles of water. Honolulu is the westernmost real city in the United States, as it is situated at 157 degrees west longitude. The city lies on the island's coastline and fringes the Pacific Ocean. The closest terrain area to Honolulu is found 2,045 nautical miles away, making the city the most remote significant city on the planet.
Downtown Honolulu is home to the seat of administration of Hawaii and is the business and monetary focal point of the city. Waikiki is the traveler center point of Honolulu and is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Ala Wai Canal. Waikiki is home to numerous significant inns in the city and hosts a large number of visitors every year. The Kahala and Waialae locale are home to Honolulu's privileged occupants, which is reflected in the areas' exceedingly evaluated homes. Other authoritative locales incorporate Ala Moana, Manoa, Makiki, Palolo, Kaimuki, Moanalua, and Salt Lake.
Honolulu's aggregate populace is evaluated to be more than 351,000, making it the most crowded city in Hawaii. Around 50.7% of the populace is female, while 49.3% of the city's populace is male. Information from the 2010 US Census set up that Honolulu's urban territory has the fourth most astounding populace thickness in the nation, with a populace thickness of 5,791 people for every square mile. Honolulu is a standout amongst the most ethnically differing urban communities in the United States.