Table 5.1-- GENERAL COASTLINE AND TIDAL SHORELINE OF HAWAII, BY COUNTY AND ISLAND

1/ Figures are lengths of general outline of seacoast. Data for the four islands of Maui County are not consistent with the reported county total.
2/ Shoreline of outer coast, offshore islands, bays, rivers, and creeks is included to the head of tidewater or to a point where tidal waters narrow to a width of 100 feet.
3/ Derived from data expressed in statute miles; independently rounded and accordingly may not add exactly to indicated totals and subtotals. 1 mi. = 1.609 km.
4/ Data are not available for five minor islands: Molokini, Lehua, Gardner Pinnacles, Maro Reef and Pearl and Hermes Atoll.
5/ Excludes the Midway Islands, which are part of the Hawaiian Archipelago but not legally part of the State of Hawaii. Midway has a general coastline of 20 miles and a tidal shoreline of 33 miles.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Ocean Survey, The Coastline of the United States (1975), and records; and Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1995 (October 1996), table 5.05.

Table 5.2-- LAND AND WATER AREA OF COUNTIES

1/ Lakes, streams, reservoirs, etc. Includes Pearl Harbor.
2/ Within three miles of coast.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1995 (October 1996), table 5.07.

Table 5.3-- LAND AREAS OF ISLANDS

1/ Areas in square miles and acres were calculated directly from measurements in 001 square kilometer and independently rounded. 1 square mile = 640 acres = 2.58999 square kilometers.
2/ Exclusive of the Midway Islands, which are part of the Hawaiian Archipelago but not legally part of the State of Hawaii.
3/ In central Pacific, not legally part of the State of Hawaii. Source: Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1995 (October 1996), table 5.08.

Map 4.  Relative Geographic Size:  Major Islands of the State.

Table 5.4-- AREA OF DISTRICTS, HAWAII COUNTY

Source: Square miles from U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, Hawaii, 1990 CPH-1-13 (August 1991), table 15; tabulations by R&D.

Table 5.5-- ELEVATIONS OF MAJOR SUMMITS IN HAWAII, BY ISLAND

(Elevation of the highest point on each island and other important peaks)

1/ According to the 1995 Guinness Book of World Records (p.147), "The world's tallest mountain measured from its submarine base (3,280 fathoms) in the Hawaiian Trough to peak is Mauna Kea with a combined height of 33,480 feet, of which 13,796 feet are above sea level."
Source: Hawaii State Department of Accounting and General Services, Survey Division, data provided April 21, 1992; U.S. National Cartographic Information Center, data provided October 11, 1978; U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps, 1981-1984; Hawaiian Government Survey, 1923 (for Necker Island, French Frigate Shoals, Laysan, Lisianski, Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Kure Atoll); and Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1995 (October 1996), table 5.11.

Table 5.6-- MAJOR STREAMS IN HAWAII, BY ISLAND

1/ Estimated on basis of drainage area rather than stream runoff. Other major streams include Wailoa River, Hawaii (1/2-mile long); Honokohau Stream (9.4 miles long) and Iao Stream (5), both on Maui; Halawa Stream (6.4), Waikolu Stream (4.7), and Pelekunu (2.3), all on Molokai; Waikele Stream (15.3), Kipapa Stream (12.8), Waiakakalaua Stream (11.8), Nuuanu Stream (4), and Ala Wai Canal (1.9), all on Oahu; and the Makaweli River (15.1), Wainiha River (13.8), Hanapepe River (13.3), and Wailua River (11.8), all on Kauai.
2/ Most recent available year.
3/ Most of discharge is from nearby groundwater outflow.
Source: Longest water feature from U.S. Geological Survey, records; other data from Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resource Management; records; and Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1995 (October 1996), table 5.13.

Table 5.7-- LAKES AND LAKE-LIKE WATERS IN HAWAII, BY ISLAND

SL = Sea level.
1/ Ranges shown for Meyer Lake, Halalii Lake, and Halulu Lake reflect differences in estimates between sources.
2/ Highest lake in the State and third highest in the United States.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1995 (October 1996), table 5.14.

Table 5.8-- MAJOR NAMED WATERFALLS IN HAWAII, BY ISLAND

1/ Includes the largest named waterfall in each major island, either in height or average discharge; all other named falls 250 feet high or over; and well-known small falls. Many unnamed falls have sheer drops of 200 feet or more.
2/ Sheer drop refers to northernmost fall of a cascade of six falls.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Planning and Economic Development, Hawai'i, the Natural Environment (1974), p.18.

Table 5.9-- MISCELLANEOUS GEOGRAPHIC STATISTICS FOR HAWAII, BY ISLAND

1/ According to Lee S. Motteler, Geography and Map Division, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, the sea cliffs along the northeastern coast of Molokai between Umilehi Point and Puukaoku Point drop 3,250 feet at an average slope of 58 degrees. These cliffs have been described by The Guinness Book of Records (1995 edition, p.154) as "the highest sea cliffs in the world."
Source: Hawaii State Department of Planning and Economic Development, Hawai'i, the Natural Environment (1974), p.19; U.S. Geological Survey, Elevations and Distances in the United States (1978), pp.4-5; and Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1995 (October 1996), table 5.16.

Table 5.10-- VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HAWAII ISLAND: 1750 TO 1998

(Complete through April 30, 1998)