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Honolulu

American  
[hon-uh-loo-loo] / ˌhɒn əˈlu lu /

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Hawaii, on S Oahu.


Honolulu British  
/ ˌhɒnəˈluːluː /

noun

  1. a port in Hawaii, on S Oahu island: the state capital. Pop: 380 149 (2003 est)

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Honolulu Cultural  
  1. Capital of Hawaii and largest city in the state, located on the island of Oahu.


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Honolulu, El Paso and Austin, Texas, were the only cities among the 58 where homicide rates rose for the period.

From The Wall Street Journal

The expedition will travel from Seattle to the Gulf of Alaska and then continue to the subtropical gyre, with a stop in Honolulu, Hawaii.

From Science Daily

Six stories is also the cutoff in New York City, Seattle and Honolulu.

From Los Angeles Times

This preoccupation resurfaces at Regen in a large-scale print of 2023’s “Flight Honolulu to Guam,” revealing a star field above the clouds.

From Los Angeles Times

Gabbard was a Democrat and remained so for two decades, as she cycled from the statehouse to Honolulu’s City Council to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times