METROPOLIS IN PIXELS: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Honolulu, capital and principal port of Hawaii, U.S., seat of Honolulu county. A modern city, it extends about 16 km along the southeastern shore of Oahu Island and 6 km inland across a plain into the foothills of the Koolau Range. It is the crossroads of trans-Pacific shipping and air routes, the focus of interisland services, and the commercial and industrial centre of the state.