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As a jurisdictional unit, the entire island of O‘ahu is in the City & County of Honolulu, although as a place name, Honolulu occupies only a portion of the southeast end of the island (i.e., the Honolulu District). The island extends from Ka‘ena on the west to Makapu‘u on the east. Well-known features found on O‘ahu include Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Hanauma Bay, Kne‘ohe Bay, and the North Shore.

1 History

O‘ahu was apparently the first of the Hawaiian Islands sighted by the crew of HMS Resolution on 18 January 1778Events "The term Thoroughbred was first used in the United States in an advertisement in a Kentucky gazette to describe a New Jersey stallion called Pilgarlick. January 18 Third Pacific expedition of Capt. James Cook, with ships HMS Resolution and HMS Dis during Capt. James CookJames Cook ( October 27, 1728 February 14, 1779) was a British explorer and navigator. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, in which its main shorelines were discovered. Cook was also a map maker. Introduction Cook was born in Marton in Cleveland,'s third Pacific expedition. Escorted by HMS Discovery, the expedition was surprised to find high islands this far north in the central Pacific. O‘ahu was not actually visited by Europeans until 28 February 1779Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is fo when Captain Clerke aboard HMS Resolution stepped ashore at Waimea BayWaimea Bay is located on the North Shore of O‘ahu in the Hawaiian Islands at the mouth of the Waimea River . Waimea Valley extends behind Waimea Bay. Waimea means "Red Water" in Hawaiian. Captain Clerke aboard HMS Resolution stopped at Waimea Bay on 28 Fe. Clerke had taken command of the ship after Capt. Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay on February 14, and was leaving the islands for the North Pacific.

Today, O‘ahu has become a tourism and shopping haven as over 5 million visitors (mainly from the American mainlandThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in and JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh) flock there every year to enjoy the quintessential island holiday experience that Hawaii personifies.