Island Nickname Area Population (as of 2010) Density Highest point Elevation Age (Ma) Location Hawai ʻi The Big Island 1 4,028.0 sq mi (10,432.5 km) 185,079 4 45.948 / sq mi (17.7407 / km) Mauna Kea 1 13,796 ft (4,205 m) 0.4 19 ° 34 ′ N 155 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.567 ° N 155.500 ° W ﻿ / 19.567; - 155.500 ﻿ (Hawaii) Maui The Valley Isle 2 727.2 sq mi (1,883.4 km) 144,444 2 198.630 / sq mi (76.692 / km) Haleakalā 2 10,023 ft (3,055 m) 1.3 -- 0.8 20 ° 48 ′ N 156 ° 20 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.800 ° N 156.333 ° W ﻿ / 20.800; - 156.333 ﻿ (Maui) Oʻahu The Gathering Place 3 596.7 sq mi (1,545.4 km) 953,207 1 1,597.46 / sq mi (616.78 / km) Mount Ka ʻala 5 4,003 ft (1,220 m) 3.7 -- 2.6 21 ° 28 ′ N 157 ° 59 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 21.467 ° N 157.983 ° W ﻿ / 21.467; - 157.983 ﻿ (Oahu) Kaua ʻi The Garden Isle 4 552.3 sq mi (1,430.5 km) 66,921 3 121.168 / sq mi (46.783 / km) Kawaikini 3 5,243 ft (1,598 m) 5.1 22 ° 05 ′ N 159 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 22.083 ° N 159.500 ° W ﻿ / 22.083; - 159.500 ﻿ (Kauai) Moloka ʻi The Friendly Isle 5 260.0 sq mi (673.4 km) 7,345 5 28.250 / sq mi (10.9074 / km) Kamakou 4 4,961 ft (1,512 m) 1.9 -- 1.8 21 ° 08 ′ N 157 ° 02 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 21.133 ° N 157.033 ° W ﻿ / 21.133; - 157.033 ﻿ (Molokai) Lāna ʻi The Pineapple Isle 6 140.5 sq mi (363.9 km) 3,135 6 22.313 / sq mi (8.615 / km) Lāna ʻihale 6 3,366 ft (1,026 m) 1.3 20 ° 50 ′ N 156 ° 56 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.833 ° N 156.933 ° W ﻿ / 20.833; - 156.933 ﻿ (Lanai) Ni ʻihau The Forbidden Isle 7 69.5 sq mi (180.0 km) 170 7 2.45 / sq mi (0.944 / km) Mount Pānī ʻau 8 1,250 ft (381 m) 4.9 21 ° 54 ′ N 160 ° 10 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 21.900 ° N 160.167 ° W ﻿ / 21.900; - 160.167 ﻿ (Niihau) Kaho ʻolawe The Target Isle 8 44.6 sq mi (115.5 km) 0 8 0 Pu ʻu Moaulanui 7 1,483 ft (452 m) 1.0 20 ° 33 ′ N 156 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.550 ° N 156.600 ° W ﻿ / 20.550; - 156.600 ﻿ (Kahoolawe)
what are the names of the inhabited hawaiian islands
Hawai ʻi Maui Maui Oʻahu Kaua ʻi Moloka ʻi Lāna ʻi Lāna ʻi