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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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


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Nick and Vanessa originally moved to Honolulu in 2021, when the latter landed her role on the show, and a few months later they purchased a stunning home there for $8.8 million.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Over three days at the U.S. attorney’s office in Honolulu, Kao laid out in devastating detail how his operation worked.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Further east, in the island of Oahu which is home to the capital Honolulu, there were more than 20,000 customers without power, according to Hawaiian Electric.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The airline will open swanky lounges in Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Nashville, Tenn.; and Honolulu, hoping to lure fliers to a new high-end credit card it plans to launch next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

We could watch him in his rocking chair on his front porch, his eyes squinted, halfclosed, endlessly traveling to Honolulu.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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