Kauaʻi The Garden Isle
August 1995 satellite photo
Geography
Location in the state of Hawaii
Location	22°05′N, 159°30′W
Area	552. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the 3 sq mi (1430. 4 km²)
Rank	4th largest Hawaiian Island
Highest point	Kawaikini   5,243 ft (1,598 m)
Demographics
Population	58,303 (as of 2000)
Density	106/sq mi (41/km²)
Official Insignia[1]
Flower	Mokihana
Color	Poni (Purple)

Kauaʻi (in standard Hawaiian pronounced [kauˈaʔi]; in Kauaʻi-Niʻihau dialect, [tauˈaʔi]; usually spelled Kauai outside the Hawaiian Islands and pronounced /ˈkaʊɑɪ/ or /kaʊˈɑɪ/^[2]) is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller The Hawaiian language (Hawaiian ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i) is an Austronesian language that takes its name from Hawai'i, the largest island in the tropical Niihau ( Hawaiian: Ni‘ihau) is the smallest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands in the U The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller With an area of 552. 3 square miles (1,430. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago and the 21st largest island in the United States. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of This is a list of Islands of the United States, as ordered by area. ^[3] Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauaʻi lies 105 miles (170 kilometers) across the Kauaʻi Channel, northwest of Oʻahu. In an Archipelago like the Hawaiian Islands the water between Islands is typically called a channel or passage. Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Of volcanic origin, the highest peak on this mountainous island is Kawaikini at 5,243 feet (1,598 m). Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the ^[4] The second highest peak is Mount Waiʻaleʻale near the center of the island, 5,148 feet (1,569 m) above sea level. Mount Waialeale (pronounced wai uh-lay uh-lay (literally "rippling water" or "overflowing water" in Hawaiian and also often spelt One of the wettest spots on Earth, with an annual average rainfall of 460 inches (11,700 mm), is located on the east side of Mount Waiʻaleʻale. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The high annual rainfall has eroded deep valleys in the central mountains, carving out canyons with many scenic waterfalls.

There is no known meaning behind the name of Kauaʻi. Native Hawaiian tradition indicates the name's origin in the legend of Hawaiʻiloa — the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaiiloa is the hero of an ancient Hawaiian legend about the settling of the Hawaiian Islands. Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over The story relates how he named the island of Kauaʻi after a favorite son; therefore a possible translation of Kauaʻi is "place around the neck", meaning how a father would carry a favorite child.

The United States Census Bureau defines Kauaʻi as Census Tracts 401 through 409 of Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, which is all of the county except for the islands of Kaʻula, Lehua, and Niʻihau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular Community defined for the purpose of taking a Census. Kauai County is a County located in the US state of Hawai{{okina}}i. Kaula Island also called Kaula Rock is a small crescent-shaped offshore islet in the Hawaiian Islands. Lehua is a small crescent-shaped island only 07 miles (11 km north of Ni{{okina}}ihau. Niihau ( Hawaiian: Ni‘ihau) is the smallest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands in the U The 2000 census population of Kauaʻi (the island) was 58,303. ^[5]

History

During the reign of King Kamehameha, the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau were the last Hawaiian Islands to join his Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O{{okina}}ahu, Their ruler, Kaumualiʻi, resisted Kamehameha for years. Kaumualii (c 1778 – May 26, 1824) also known as George Kaumualii, was the last independent Ali{{okina}}i Aimoku, or king of the islands King Kamehameha twice prepared a huge armada of ships and canoes to take the islands by force and twice failed; once due to a storm, and once due to an epidemic. In the face of the threat of a further invasion, however, Kaumualiʻi decided to join the kingdom without bloodshed, and became Kamehameha's vassal in 1810, ceding the island to the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi upon his death. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Island facts

The city of Līhuʻe, on the island's southeast coast, is the seat of Kauaʻi County and the second largest city on the island. Līhue (liːhuʔe also spelled Lihue) is a Census-designated place (CDP and the County seat of Kaua{{okina}}i County Hawaii. Kauai County is a County located in the US state of Hawai{{okina}}i. Kapaʻa, on the "Coconut Coast" (site of an old coconut plantation) about 6 miles (9. 7 km) north of Līhuʻe, has a population of nearly 10,000, or about 50% greater than Līhuʻe. Waimea, once the capital of Kauaʻi on the island's southwest side, was the first place in Hawaiʻi visited by British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. Waimea (literally "red water" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Waimea town is located at the mouth of the Waimea River, whose flow formed one of the most scenic canyons in the world. The Waimea River is a river on the island of Kauai in the US state of Hawaii. At 3,000 feet (914 m) deep, Waimea Canyon has been called "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific". Waimea Canyon is a large Canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km long and up to 3000 feet (900 m deep located on the western side of Kaua{{okina}}i in the

One of Kauai's feral chickens

1992's Hurricane Iniki may have caused an indirect change in Kauaʻi's ecosystem. Hurricane Iniki (, Hawaiian for strong and piercing wind was the most powerful Hurricane to strike the U Some say a chicken farm was destroyed, causing all of the chickens to roam free that one may see today. The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Others say that sugarcane plantation laborers in the late 1800s and early 1900s brought and raised chickens (for eating and cockfighting) and many got loose over the years and multiplied. A cockfight is a Blood sport between two Roosters held in a ring called a cockpit Whatever their original source, Kauai is now home to thousands of wild roosters and hens, roaming the island with few natural predators. A rooster (also called a cock or chanticleer) is a male Chicken ( Gallus gallus) the female being called a Hen. Wild roosters have been known to disturb evening quiet time at odd hours with their crowing. Currently, the Humane Society is investigating the death of large numbers of Kauai chickens. The deaths are most likely due to bacterial infections caused by over-population. ^[6]

The island of Kauaʻi has been featured in more than 70 Hollywood movies and television shows, including the musical South Pacific and Disney's 2002 animated feature film and television series Lilo & Stitch. This article is about the 1958 film. For the stage musical see South Pacific (musical. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This list of animated feature-length films compiles animated feature Films from around the world and is organized alphabetically under the year of release A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U For the television series see Lilo & Stitch The Series Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American Animated feature Scenes from South Pacific were filmed in the vicinity of Hanalei. Waimea Canyon was used in the filming of the 1993 film Jurassic Park. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jurassic Park is a 1993 Science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel of the same name by Michael Parts of the island were also used for the opening scenes of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 Adventure film directed by Steven Other movies filmed here include Six Days Seven Nights, the remake of King Kong and John Ford's 1963 film Donovan's Reef. Six Days Seven Nights is a 1998 Romantic comedy film interspersed with elements of the adventure film King Kong is a 2005 Remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a fictional giant ape called Kong. Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American Motion picture from director John Ford. Coco Palms Resort is a famous resort located on this island and many of Elvis' films including Blue Hawaii were filmed here. Coco Palms Resort was a resort hotel in Wailua Hawaii. The resort was visited by numerous movie stars and was also the scene of Elvis Presley 's Blue Hawaii Blue Hawaii is a 1961 Musical film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. The resort was damaged in the Hurricane in 1992, but is set to reopen by 2010.

Kauaʻi is home to the U. S. Navy's "Barking Sands" Pacific Missile Range Facility, on the sunny and dry western shore. Located in the State of Hawaii on the western shores of Kauai, the Pacific Missile Range Facility ( PMRF) at Barking Sands is the world's largest

Kauaʻi was known for its distinct dialect of the Hawaiian language before it went extinct there. The Hawaiian language (Hawaiian ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i) is an Austronesian language that takes its name from Hawai'i, the largest island in the tropical Whereas the standard language today is based on the dialect of Hawaiʻi island, the Kauaʻi dialect was known for pronouncing /k/ as /t/. The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island, is a volcanic Island in the U (In fact, Kauaʻi retained the old pan-Polynesian /t/, while Hawaiʻi has innovated and changed it. ) Therefore, the native name for Kauaʻi was Tauaʻi, and the major settlement of Kapaʻa would have been called Tapaʻa. Kapaa ( Hawaiian language / Dialect: Tapaa) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i,

A view of the Hanalei Valley which is in Northern Kauaʻi. Hanalei is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i, United States. The Hanalei River runs through the valley and 60% of Hawaii's taro is grown in its fields. The Hanalei River on the Hawaiian island of Kaua{{okina}}i flows north from eastern slopes Mount Waialeale for 17 miles (27 kilometers until entering the Taro (from Tahitian or other Polynesian languages) more rarely kalo (from Hawaiian) and gabi in The Philippines, is a

A view of the Nā Pali coastline from the ocean. It is part of the Nā Pali Coast State Park which encompasses 6,175 acres (20 km²) of land and is located on the northwest side of Kauaʻi. Nā Pali Coast State Park encompasses 6175 acres (25 km² of land and is located in the center of the rugged sixteen miles (26 kilometers along the northwest side of Kaua{{okina}}i The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Important towns and cities

Hanalei Town with a view of Mt. Na Molokama, and Māmalahoa.

Cities and towns on Kauaʻi range in population from the roughly 9,500 people in Kapaʻa to tiny hamlets. The list below lists the larger or more notable of those from the northernmost end of Hawaii Route 560 to the western terminus of Hawaii Route 50. Hawaii Route 560 is a ten-mile road that stretches from the junction of Route 56 in Princeville to a dead end road at Haena State Park on Kauai. Hawaii Route 50 is a thirty-three mile road that stretches from Route 56 at the junction of Rice Street in Lihue to the entrance of the Pacific Missile Range

• Hāʻena
• Wainiha
• Hanalei
• Princeville
• Kilauea
• Anahola
• Kapaʻa
• Wailua
• Hanamāʻulu
• Līhuʻe
• Poʻipū
• Kōloa
• Lāwaʻi
• Kalāheo
• ʻEleʻele
• Hanapēpe
• Waimea
• Kekaha

Transportation

Lihue Airport serves the island. Hanalei is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i, United States. Princeville is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i, United States. For information on the Volcano, see Kīlauea. Kīlauea (literally "much spreading" in Hawaiian) Anahola is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i, United States. Kapaa ( Hawaiian language / Dialect: Tapaa) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i, Wailuā (literally "two waters" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County Hawai{{okina}}i, Hanamāulu (literally "tired bay" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i Līhue (liːhuʔe also spelled Lihue) is a Census-designated place (CDP and the County seat of Kaua{{okina}}i County Hawaii. Poipū (literally "crashing waves" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County on the southern side For the mallard-like duck named Koloa see Hawaiian Duck. Kōloa is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County Lāwai is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County in the U Kalāheo (literally "the proud day" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, island of Kaua{{okina}}i Eleele (literally "black" or "black water" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County Hanapēpē (literally "crushed bay" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i Waimea (literally "red water" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i Kekaha (literally "the place" in Hawaiian) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kaua{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i Lihue Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two Nautical miles (4 km) east of Līhu{{okina}}e, on the southeast coast of the island of

Places of interest

The Spouting Horn: located on the southern coast of Kaua'i

• Alakai Wilderness Area
• Allerton Garden
• Bell stone
• Fern Grotto
• Hanalei Bay
• Iraivan temple
• Keʻe Beach
• Kokeʻe State Park
• Limahuli Garden and Preserve
• McBryde Garden
• Makeleha Mountains
• Moir Gardens
• Moloaa Bay
• Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens
• Nā Pali Coast State Park
• 'Opaeka'a Falls
• Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain)
• Spouting Horn
• Wailua River
• Waimea Canyon
• Princeville North Shore

See also

• Tourism on Kauaʻi
• Hurricane Iniki (1992)
• Lilo and Stitch, in which the isle is rained on by Experiment Pods. Allerton Garden (80 acres also known as Lāwai-kai is a Botanical garden located on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. The bellstone is a pillar located in Kauai County Hawaii at near 'Opaeka'a Falls. Fern Grotto is a fern covered lava rock Grotto located on the Wailua River on the eastern side of Kauai in the Hawaiian Archipelago Hanalei Bay is the largest bay on the North Shore of Kaua'i in Hawai'i. The San Marga Iraivan Temple is a white granite stone Hindu temple sculpted in India and being erected on Kauai, Hawaii. Kee Beach is located at the northern end of State Highway 560. Kōkee State Park is located in northwestern Kaua{{okina}}i in the Hawaiian Islands. Limahuli Garden and Preserve (17 acres of garden of preserve is a Botanical garden and nature preserve located in Hāena on the wet north shore of Kauai, McBryde Garden (252 acres is a Botanical garden located on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. The Makaleha Mountains are a mountain range in Kauai County on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The Moir Gardens (35 acres are Botanical gardens located within the Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation 2253 Poipu Road Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii Moloaʻa Bay is on the North-East shore on the island of Kaua'i in Hawaii. Na ‘Āina Kai Botanical Gardens (240 acres including forest and farmland are nonprofit Botanical gardens located at 4101 Wailapa Road Kīlauea, Kaua{{okina}}i Nā Pali Coast State Park encompasses 6175 acres (25 km² of land and is located in the center of the rugged sixteen miles (26 kilometers along the northwest side of Kaua{{okina}}i ' Opaeka'a Falls is a Waterfall located on the Wailua River in Wailua River State Park on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Sleeping Giant, also known as Nounou Mountain, is a mountain ridge located between the towns of Wailua and Kapa{{okina}}a on the Hawaiian island The Wailua River is a River on the Island of Kauai in the US state of Hawaii. Waimea Canyon is a large Canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km long and up to 3000 feet (900 m deep located on the western side of Kaua{{okina}}i in the Hawai{{okina}}i is the name of a chain of several islands and are among the numerous Pacific Islands in the Pacific Hurricane Iniki (, Hawaiian for strong and piercing wind was the most powerful Hurricane to strike the U Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) For the television series see Lilo & Stitch The Series Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American Animated feature This is a list of fictional experiments from the Disney animated Lilo & Stitch franchise most of them making their first appearances in Lilo & It's also the place which Lilo finds them, their "One True Place". Lilo Pelekai (first name ˈliːloʊ] LEE-lo last name Pay-lay-kai is the star of the Disney animated film Lilo & Stitch and its subsequent sequels and animated
• Kauai cave wolf spider

Notes

References

• Edward Joesting. Kauaʻi, the Separate Kingdom. University of Hawaiʻi Press and Kauaʻi Museum Association. Honolulu. 1984. ISBN 0-8248-1162-3
• Cook, Chris (October 1996). The Kaua’i Movie Book, Landscape photography by David Boynton, Honolulu: Mutual Publishing. ISBN 1-56647-141-9.  

External links

• Kauaʻi Chamber of Commerce - Essential business information
• Kauai Visitors Bureau
• Kauaʻi Beaches
• Ascents of Waialeale and Kawaikini. Hikes in the Alakai Swamp and Waimea Canyon

News and resource links

• The Kauai Garden Island News ~ main local newspaper
• Hawaii Weather Today - Glenn's daily Weather Narrative
• Pacific Disaster Center - The Source for Daily Pacific Disaster News