Hawaii's 2nd congressional district

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Hawaii's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district encompassing the more rural and outlying areas of Hawaii, including the Neighbor Islands and parts of Oahu outside urban Honolulu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
alsoUsesLanguage Hawaiian
apportionmentBasis decennial United States census
borderedBy Hawaii's 1st congressional district (at sea and on Oahu)
contains Island of Hawaii (the Big Island)
Island of Kauai
linked to: Kauaʻi

Island of Lanai
linked to: Lānaʻi

Island of Maui
linked to: Maui

Island of Molokai
Island of Niihau
Native Hawaiian communities across multiple islands
agricultural areas of Hawaii
rural parts of Oahu
tourist destinations in Neighbor Islands
country United States of America
created 1963
electoralCollegeRole no direct role in Electoral College allocation
elects one member to the United States House of Representatives
electsDuring even-numbered years
federalDistrictCode HI-02
geographicCharacteristic includes multiple islands
largely rural
governmentalJurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
hasLevel federal
hasNumberOfSeats 1
hasRepresentationType single-member district
hasTypeOfArea mixed rural and small-town communities
includes Hawaii County
Kalawao County
linked to: Kalawao

Kauai County
Maui County
non-urban portions of Honolulu County on Oahu
isOneOf 2 congressional districts of Hawaii
languageOfOfficialBusiness English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Pacific Ocean region
officeTermLength 2 years
partOf federal legislative districts of the United States
postalAbbreviationOfState HI
represents Neighbor Islands of Hawaii
State of Hawaii
linked to: Hawaii

parts of Oahu outside urban Honolulu
rural areas of Hawaii
state Hawaii
subjectTo Hawaii state election law
United States federal election law
timeZone Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
usesElectoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
votingEligibility citizens of the United States residing in the district

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Neil Abercrombie represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district