| O`ahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the "Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaii. Including small close-in offshore islands such as Ford Island and the islands in Kaneohe Bay and off the eastern coast, it has a total land area of 596.66 mile² (1,545.34 km²). In greatest dimension, this volcanic island is 71 km (44 mi) long and 48 km (30 mi) across. The length of the shoreline is 366 km (227 mi). The island is the result of two separate shield volcanoes: Wai`anae and Ko`olau, with a broad "valley" or saddle (the central O`ahu Plain) between them. The highest point is Mt. Ka`ala in the Wai`anae Range, rising to 1,225 m (4,019 ft) above sea level (Macdonald, Abbott, & Peterson, 1983). The 2000 census showed a population of 876,151, which was essentially the entire population of Honolulu County except for 5 individuals who lived in the far-flung Northwestern Hawaiian Islands portion of the county in the United States Census Bureau's Census Tract 114.98 of Honolulu County, Hawaii. [1]
The island is home to about 900,000 people (approximately 75% of the resident population of the state) and partly because of this, O`ahu has for a long time been nicknamed "The Gathering Place". However, the term O`ahu has no confirmed meaning in Hawaiian, other than that of the place itself (Pukui, et al., 1976). Ancient Hawaiian tradition attributes the name's origin in the legend of Hawai`iloa, the Polynesian navigator credited with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates that he named the island after a son.
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Creation - A Polynesian Journey Theater 120 Kaiulani Avenue, Honolulu, HI | Phone: (808) 931-4660
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DON HO 2300 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI | Phone: (808) 923-3981
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Hawaii Theatre Center Arts 1130 Bethel Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 | Phone: 528-5535
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IMAX Waikiki 325 Seaside Avenue, Honolulu, HI | Phone: (808) 923-IMAX
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Lewers Street 200-263 Lewers Street, Honolulu, HI
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Magic of Polynesia Magic Show 2300 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI | Phone: (808) 971-4321
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Neal Blaisdell Center Arena 777 Ward Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96814 | Phone: 527-5400
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Sunset on the Beach Queen's Beach
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Varsity Theater Theater 1106 University Ave., Honolulu, HI | Phone: 808-973-5834
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Waikiki Shell Kapi‘olani Park, Honolulu, HI | Phone: 808 527-5400
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Ward 16 Theatre Theater 1200 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814 | Phone: 593-3000
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Zanzabar Nightclub Bar 2255 Kuhio Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815 | Phone: (808) 924-3939
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