THE URBAN HONOLULU LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Humid and Very Humid Steep and Very Steep Mountain Slopes setting.
Urban Honolulu CDP has 60.6 square miles of land in Honolulu County. Its Census reference point is in Humid and Very Humid Steep and Very Steep Mountain Slopes.
Steep ridges, deep gulches and canyons dissect the wetter mountain landscapes of older Hawaiian islands. Some higher plateaus support bogs within this strongly varied terrain.
Regional context: Humid and Very Humid Steep and Very Steep Mountain Slopes ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Urban Honolulu and Honolulu County
Urban Honolulu is associated with Honolulu County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Urban Honolulu by land and water
The Census records 7.83 square miles of water within Urban Honolulu, or 11.4% of its total area. It is 60.8 percentage points lower than the 72.3% recorded for Honolulu County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Urban Honolulu CDP has 33.2 times the land area of nearby Maunawili CDP (1.83 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

