Talk:Oahu

message: I'm trying to figure out why this section exists? Zarcath (talk) 10:37, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Quick driving facts?

message: There is three differents stimations of inhabitants for the island:
1. 781345 (2007) on the square of the right.
2. 876151 (2000) on the second  paragraph.
3. 900000 on the third  paragraph.
Wich is correct??
--Bentaguayre 20:49, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Population

message: Could someone in the know include an international phonetic alphabet version of the island's name. Thanks Bswee (talk) 19:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure how to type those special characters. See this resource  for the IPA and a audio pronunciation. --travisthurston+ 23:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

message: This article needs an atlas-type map that shows the island's key points of interest.  I propose to add this one, but don't know where in the article it should be placed.
:Image:Oahu blank map.svg
M. Frederick (talk) 10:14, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better map needed 

message: In my opinion this article isn't US-only oriented. Because it may be an oblect of interest for readers from all over the world. SkyBonTalk\Contributions 06:11, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Then nothing is US-oriented. According to your logic, for some small US community, the interest will be from within the US, therefore US units. Then for the state and the country, the interest will be primarily worldwide, therefore SI units. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! WP:UNIT and WP:ENGVAR are pretty clear. If it's US, spell it "center". If it's Canada, spell it "centre".  It's the article's subject, not who reads it. HkCaGu (talk) 06:52, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: According to your logic if the article is about some territory located in the US then it is automatically US-oriented. And that makes no sense because the number of people reading an article outside US matters. For example Sarbanes-Oxley  Act is clearly US-oriented. But Hawaii is an object of interest for readers from all over the world. And the world uses SI. Only Americans can understand U.S. Customary and no-one else. SkyBonTalk\Contributions 07:56, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Where does it say "readership" matters? The MOS says "US-specific" and that means just that. People there use US units, your sources are going to say US units, and that's it. HkCaGu (talk) 15:10, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hawaii is obviously a US state and SI units are not used anywhere on the island. Your "readership" argument does not hold weight. Are there any references to support that SI units are used in Hawaii? Even if, they'd be listed second and converted from the primary US usage. --Travis Thurston+ 17:40, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: US units should be listed first. SI units should be listed afterwards. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:54, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  US-oriented or not US-oriented 

message: This article could be expanded and improved with more information. Here are some comments:
1. "Oahu is also known for having the longest rain shower in history with over 200 days spent with continuous rain. Kaneohe Ranch, Oahu, Hawaii reported 247 straight days with rain from August 27, 1993 to April 30, 1994." The two statements are contradicting each other.
2. I don't understand why some films need to have a description. Also, many dates are missing and entries are not in chronological order.
3. "Many of the show's stars still call the island home". I don't see any relevance with this information. I would remove the sentence.
4. For the top beaches, I would say the one at Māʻili is one of the best I've seen.
ICE77 (talk) 05:20, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments on the article 

message: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hawaii-related articles states,
Why is this page not at Oʻahu? Ogress smash! 09:55, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Because (in this context) this is not a Hawaiian-language word. Article titles and English-language running text . Oahu is by far the most  English spelling of this island. See also the annual move discussions at Talk:Hawaii, which usually fail unanimously.What that guideline is actually talking about is genuine haw--wrapped Hawaiian text in an article. For example, at Hawaiian hibiscus, the article is not at Hawaiian hibiscus and does not discuss the flora of Hawaii but does state that H. arnottianus is known in the Hawaiian language as  and glosses that as " that is white like the shine of silver". — LlywelynII 02:29, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  WP:Manual of Style/Hawaii-related articles 

message: Two versions of the television series "Hawaii 5-0"  were filmed on Oahu. The original in the 60s/70s, and the reboot in the 21st century. Yet ... it's absent from this article. How does "Lost", with a much shorter legacy / lifespan , get mentioned but not "Hawaii 5-0" ? ( And, ironically, several cast members are noted under notable people! )  I'll be the first to admit, it's only television, but, the show(s) added a lot to pop culture! 75.106.219.197 (talk) 18:23, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  In Popular Culture ... No Mention of "Hawaii 5-0" ? 

message: From the Name section:
“The city of Honolulu—largest city, state capital, and main deepwater marine port for the State of Hawaiʻi—is located here. As a jurisdictional unit, the entire island of Oʻahu is in Honolulu County, although as a place name, Honolulu occupies only a portion of the southeast end of the island.”
Since the main subject of both of these sentences is Honolulu, it sounds like it should be in the article about Honolulu.  It needs to be reworked if it is left in this article on O’ahu. TacosAndSpag (talk) 08:37, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is about O’ahu, 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) – MaterialWorks 18:39, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 10 July 2023