The city of Honolulu-largest city, state capital, and main deepwater marine port for the State of Hawaiʻi-is located here. The correct spelling - Oʻahu - has no confirmed translation. It has been speculated that Thrum ignored or misplaced the ʻokina because the Hawaiian phrase ' ʻo ahu' could be translated as 'gathering of objects' ( ʻo is a subject marker and ahu means 'to gather'). The translation of 'gathering place' was suggested as recently as 1922 by Hawaiian Almanac author Thomas Thrum. In ancient times, however, Oʻahu was not populous and was outranked by the status of other islands. This makes sense because Oʻahu is the most populated Hawaiian Island. The Island of Oʻahu in Hawaii is often nicknamed (or translated as) 'The Gathering Place'. The story relates that he named the island after his daughter. Ancient Hawaiian tradition attributes the name's origin in the legend of Hawaiʻiloa, the Polynesian navigator credited with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. The term Oʻahu has no confirmed meaning in Hawaiian, other than that of the place itself.

Oahu has for a long time been known as the 'Gathering Place'. Census, up from 953,207 people in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of Hawaii, with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area). The island, which constitutes the bulk of Honolulu County, had a population of 1,016,508 according to the 2020 U.S. The highest point is Kaʻala in the Waiʻanae Range, rising to 4,003 feet (1,220 m) above sea level. The island is composed of two separate shield volcanoes: the Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges, with a broad valley or saddle (the central Oahu Plain) between them. Its shoreline is 227 miles (365 km) long. Oahu is 44 miles (71 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) across. Lanikai Beach on the windward coast of Oahu has been consistently ranked among the best beaches in the world. The windward side is known for some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Including small associated islands such as Ford Island plus those in Kāneʻohe Bay and off the eastern ( windward) coast, its area is 596.7 square miles (1,545.4 km 2), making it the 20th-largest island in the United States. The island is within Honolulu County and the state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. It is home to roughly one million people-over two-thirds of the population of the U.S.

Oahu () ( Hawaiian: Oʻahu ( pronounced )), also known as 'The Gathering Place', is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Aerial view of Oahu with freeways and highways 3D computer-generated image

Oahu with hawaiian okina