Talk:Kalawao County, Hawaii
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Despite the fact that the county does not have a county government per se, can we say that it has a county seat? Which (if any) of the three villages could be considered the county seat? --Daniel C. Boyer 14:46, 6 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- Several sources on Google list Kalaupapa as the county seat, which sort of makes sense. KeithH 07:06, 20 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Kalawao is recognized as a county in Hawaii's constitution but it doesn't function like one. It lives in law only, most islanders don't know it even exists or heard of Kalawao. The area is popularly referred to as Kalaupapa and associated with the island it's on (which is part of Maui County).
- I believe that the area is administered jointly by the NPS and Hawaii DOH. According to my tour guide, there is no sales tax there, nor is there vehicle registration or inspection, nor is car insurance required. Car accidents are handled on the "honor" system. He also said that several years ago, two patients, with poor eyesight, that lived across from each other both backed into the street at the same time, causing a minor accident. So, minor accidents do happen. Jamskatelake (talk) 16:11, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Smallest county in area?
Uh, what about New York County, NY?
- this nyc? you didn't read too clearly, obviously. manhattan is quite much bigger than a section of cliffs on an already quite small island.
Actually, New York County is only about twice the size, land-area-wise. If you include water, then Kalawao is larger.65.81.28.227 03:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Census numbers?
The census numbers given don't really seem to jibe with the fact that the colony started bringing in new patients in 1969, nor this article, which implies that there are only 40 people left in the county, all elderly. According to the census numbers, there are more than 50 people resident there under the age of 45. Any guess on the reason for the discrepency? --Jfruh (talk) 23:41, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
The census numbers include NPS and Hawaii DOH employees Jamskatelake (talk) 16:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
