| The home of the most famous naval facility in the | | | | renters were paying $920 a month for their living |
| world, Honolulu, Hawaii is a popular tourist destination. | | | | space. |
| Relocating to Honolulu may require a big wallet or | | | | Hawaii is the only state with a single, unified school |
| picking up some extra work. | | | | system. With a student to teacher ratio of nearly 17 |
| Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii and the seat of | | | | to 1, the average funding per pupil was $7,455 in |
| Honolulu County. The city's name means "protected | | | | 2003. Among those 16 to 19 years old in Honolulu, a |
| harbor." Considered a cosmopolitan city, Honolulu is | | | | mere 1% were dropouts according to U.S. Census |
| located on the southern coast of Oahu near the | | | | data in 2005. The total school enrollment for the city |
| Koolau mountain range and an extinct volcano. Some | | | | was 82,000. Meanwhile, college and graduate school |
| famous people are natives, including Nicole Kidman, | | | | enrollment totals over 30,000 students annually. In |
| Bette Midler and golfer Michelle Wie. Honolulu is a | | | | 2005, 34.7% of Honolulu people over 25 reported |
| major U.S. city with an estimated population of | | | | having a bachelor's degree or higher. Major Colleges |
| 377,379 residents in 2005. The average age of Hilo's | | | | and Universities in the city include the University of |
| citizenry is 42.7 years with 17.7% of people over the | | | | Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Pacific University, and |
| age of 65. The Asian community is dominant with | | | | Brigham Young University-Hawaii |
| 58.6% of the population. White Non-Hispanic residents | | | | The roots of Hawaii's monarchy remain in Honolulu |
| accounted for 17.5%, only 6.3% were Native | | | | with the Iolani Palace. It is the only royal palace in the |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders. The average household | | | | United States. After relocating into Honolulu, the |
| size was 2.5 people with 45% of city homes | | | | American government ousted Hawaii's rulers in the |
| occupied by married-couple families. Poverty affected | | | | last half of the 20th century. Years later, Hawaii was |
| 12% of Honolulu residents. | | | | made the country's 50th state. In recent years, the |
| All income brackets for Honolulu residents were | | | | U.S. has attempted to make amends by |
| higher than the U.S. The median income of | | | | acknowledging the Hawaiian sovereignty. Lawmakers |
| households was $50,793, about $4,500 above the | | | | want the U.S. government to recognize Native |
| national average. Per Capita income was $27,661, | | | | Hawaiians as it does American Indians and Native |
| compared with $25,035 for the average U.S. worker. | | | | Alaskans. Among other tourist destinations in Honolulu |
| Social Security benefits were paid out to 32% of city | | | | that act as a symbol of the Hawaiian culture is city's |
| households. Tourism related jobs were top of the list | | | | capitol building which resembles a volcano. Pearl |
| for both men and women in the accommodation and | | | | Harbor is a major tourist point, with the U.S.S. Arizona |
| food services industry. The largest single employer is | | | | Memorial, the Battleship Missouri Memorial, and the |
| the government with various military installations, | | | | National Cemetery of the Pacific. |
| including the famous Pearl Harbor. The unemployment | | | | The beautiful beaches of Waikiki lend to Honolulu's |
| rate has been low, just 2.8% for Honolulu County in | | | | popularity, as does a semitropical climate. |
| January of 2005. Honolulu is the Aloha state's center | | | | Temperatures remain warm yearlong, while summer |
| of business, culture, and politics. The sugar industry | | | | trade winds help to provide relief. Seasonal weather |
| was once powerful before the fall of Hawaii's | | | | changes in Honolulu are the least noticeable of any |
| monarchy and annexation to the United States. | | | | U.S. city. The average temperature for August is 81.4 |
| Commercial development is taking root where | | | | degrees with a yearly average of 77.2. January is the |
| agricultural fields and plantations have closed. Housing | | | | coldest month at 73 degrees. The average annual |
| prices neared the half-million mark by 2005 with an | | | | precipitation in Honolulu is one of the lowest in the |
| average home value of $481,000. There is an upside | | | | islands at 22 inches. Waikiki attracts people who like |
| for people relocating to Honolulu. The city has very | | | | sailing, snorkeling, surfing, scuba diving, kayaking, or |
| affordable property taxes with an average of $1,197 | | | | outrigger canoeing. Game fishing for marlin and tuna |
| for homes with mortgages. Median monthly housing | | | | are also popular during the spring and summer. |
| costs for mortgaged owners was $1,817, while | | | | |