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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instanceOf United States congressional district
alsoUsesLanguage Hawaiian
apportionmentBasis decennial United States census
borderedBy Hawaii's 1st congressional district (at sea and on Oahu) NERFINISHED
contains Island of Hawaii (the Big Island) NERFINISHED
Island of Kauai NERFINISHED
Island of Lanai NERFINISHED
Island of Maui NERFINISHED
Island of Molokai NERFINISHED
Island of Niihau NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Kalawao County NERFINISHED
Kauai County NERFINISHED
Maui County NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
parts of Oahu outside urban Honolulu
rural areas of Hawaii
state Hawaii NERFINISHED
subjectTo Hawaii state election law
United States federal election law
timeZone Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone NERFINISHED
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