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WELCOME TOOAHUOon‘ahu known as “The Gathering Place”, is the third-largestof the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly onemillion people—about two-thirds of the population ofthe U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, isO‘ahu’s southeast coast. Including small associated islandssuch as Ford Island and the islands in Kāne‘ohe Bay and off the eastern(windward) coast, its area is 596.7 square miles (1,545.4 km2), making it the20th-largest island in the United States.O‘ahu is 44 miles (71 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) across. Its shorelineis 227 miles (365 km) long. The island is composed of two separate shieldvolcanoes: the Wai‘anae and Ko‘olau Ranges, with a broad “valley” or saddle(the central O‘ahu Plain) between them. The highest point is Ka‘ala in theWai‘anae Range, rising to 4,003 feet (1,220 m) above sea level.FOR GREAT OFFERS AND FREEBIES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD VISIT OURTOWNSDEALS.COM • ©2021 DISCOVER THE BEST OF MAGAZINE • OURTOWNSFINEST.COM • 818-573-5443
HistoryThe island has been inhabited since atleast 3rd century A.D. The 304-yearoldKingdom of O‘ahu was once ruledby the most ancient ali‘i in all of theHawaiian Islands. The first great kingof O‘ahu was Ma‘ilikūkahi, the lawmaker,who was followed by many generationof monarchs. Kuali‘i was thefirst of the warlike kings and so werehis sons. In 1773, the throne fell uponKahahana, the son of Elani of Ewa. In1783, Kahekili II, King of Maui, conqueredO‘ahu and deposed the reigningfamily and then made his son, Kalanikūpule,king of O‘ahu. Kamehamehathe Great would conquer in the mountainKalanikūpule’s force in the Battleof Nu‘uanu. Kamehameha founded theKingdom of Hawai‘i with the conquestof O‘ahu in 1795. Hawai‘i would notbe unified until the islands of Kaua‘iand Ni‘ihau surrendered under KingKaumuali‘i in 1810. Kamehameha IIImoved his capital from Lāhainā, Maui toHonolulu, O‘ahu in 1845. ‘Iolani Palace,built later by other members of theroyal family, is still standing, and is theonly royal palace on American soil.O‘ahu was apparently the first of theHawaiian Islands sighted by the crew ofHMS Resolution on January 19, 1778,during Captain James Cook’s third Pacificexpedition. Escorted by HMS Discovery,the expedition was surprised tofind high islands this far north in thecentral Pacific. O‘ahu was not actuallyvisited by Europeans until February28, 1779, when Captain Charles Clerkeaboard HMS Resolution stepped ashoreat Waimea Bay. Clerke had taken commandof the ship after James Cook waskilled at Kealakekua Bay (island of Hawai‘i)on February 14, and was leavingthe islands for the North Pacific. Withthe discovery of the Hawaiian Islandscame the introduction of disease, mosquitoes,and aggressive foreign animals.Although indirect, the simple exposureto these foreign species caused permanentdamage to the Native Hawaiianpeople and environment.The Imperial Japanese Navy’s attack onPearl Harbor, O‘ahu on the morning ofDecember 7, 1941 brought the UnitedStates into World War II. The surpriseattack was aimed at the Pacific Fleetof the United States Navy and its defendingArmy Air Forces and MarineAir Forces. The attack damaged or destroyedtwelve American warships, destroyed188 aircraft, and resulted in thedeaths of 2,335 American servicemenand 68 civilians (of those, 1,177 werethe result of the destruction of the USSArizona alone).Today, O‘ahu has become a tourism andshopping haven. Over five million visitors(mainly from the contiguous UnitedStates and Japan) flock there everyyear to enjoy the island.FOR GREAT OFFERS AND FREEBIES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD VISIT OURTOWNSDEALS.COM • ©2021 DISCOVER THE BEST OF MAGAZINE • OURTOWNSFINEST.COM • 818-573-5443
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