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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
or the
Leeward Islands
are the small
islands
and
atolls
in the
Hawaiian island chain
located northwest (in some cases, far to the northwest) of the islands of
Kauai
and
Niihau
. They are part of the
U.S. state
of
Hawaii
except
Midway Atoll
, which is an unorganized, unincorporated United States territory with temporary residential facilities and is administered by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
. In the state of
Hawaii
, they are part of the
Honolulu County
. The
United States Census Bureau
defines this area as Census Tract 114.98 of Honolulu County. Its total land area is .
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