Kauai
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KauaTemplate:Okinai (Template:IPA), anglicized as KauaiTemplate:Efn (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell<ref>Template:Dict.com</ref> or Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell),<ref>Template:MW</ref> is one of the main Hawaiian Islands.
It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States.<ref name="SizeRef">Template:Cite web</ref> KauaTemplate:Okinai lies 73 miles (117 km) northwest of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]], across the [[Channels of the Hawaiian Islands#KaTemplate:OkinaieTemplate:Okinaie Waho Channel|KauaTemplate:Okinai Channel]]. The island's 2020 population was 73,298.<ref>Census Tracts 401 through 409, KauaTemplate:Okinai County United States Census Bureau</ref>
Styling itself the "Garden Isle", KauaTemplate:Okinai is the site of Waimea Canyon State Park and Nā Pali Coast State Park. It forms the bulk of [[Kauai County, Hawaii|KauaTemplate:Okinai County]], which includes [[Niihau|NiTemplate:Okinaihau]] as well as the small nearby islands of [[KaTemplate:Okinaula]] and Lehua.
Etymology and language
[edit]Hawaiian narrative derives the name's origin from the legend of [[Hawaiiloa|HawaiTemplate:Okinailoa]], the Polynesian navigator credited with discovering the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates that he named the island after a favorite son; a possible translation of KauaTemplate:Okinai is "place around the neck", describing how a father would carry his child. Another possible translation is "food season".<ref name="PukuiElbert1974">Template:Cite book</ref>
KauaTemplate:Okinai was known for its distinct dialect of the Hawaiian language, which still survives on NiTemplate:Okinaihau. While the dominant dialect is based on that of [[Hawaii (island)|HawaiTemplate:Okinai island]], which has no Template:IPA sound, the KauaTemplate:Okinai dialect had this sound. This happened because the KauaTemplate:Okinai dialect had retained the old Polynesian Template:IPA sound, replaced in the "standard" HawaiTemplate:Okinai dialect by Template:IPA. This difference applies to all words with these sounds, so the Kauaian name for KauaTemplate:Okinai was pronounced "TauaTemplate:Okinai", and [[Kapaa, Hawaii|KapaTemplate:Okinaa]] was pronounced "TapaTemplate:Okinaa".
History
[edit]Settlement
[edit]It is uncertain when humans discovered the Hawaiian islands. Early archaeological studies suggested that Polynesian explorers from the Marquesas Islands or Society Islands may have arrived as early as 600Template:NbspAD,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> possibly with a second wave arriving from Tahiti around 1100Template:NbspAD<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Later analyses suggest that the first settlers arrived around 900–1200Template:NbspAD<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Arrival of James Cook
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In January 1778, British navigator James Cook made the first recorded contact between any European and the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands when he arrived at KauaTemplate:Okinai by accident while crossing the Pacific during his third voyage of exploration. The British immediately observed similarities in language and culture between the Kauaians and the parts of Polynesia with which they were already familiar, such as Tahiti. After some Kauaians were persuaded to board his ship, Cook later wrote:
Later, while investigating a location for the ships to anchor, a shore party was mobbed by a crowd, a shot was fired, and one Kauaian was killed. The next day, January 20, 1778, the two ships anchored in Waimea Bay on the southwest coast, where the expedition spent days obtaining fresh water and trading for fresh food. The local people especially valued iron: even small amounts, such as a single nail, could be traded for plentiful food supplies. Within two weeks, Cook left the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands to continue his original mission.<ref name=Hough></ref>Template:Rp<ref name="Kuykendall">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp
Cession to the Kingdom of Hawaii
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At the time of Cook's visit, the Hawaiian islands comprised several kingdoms.<ref name="Kuykendall"></ref>Template:Rp By 1795, the king of Hawaii Island, Kamehameha I, had established the Kingdom of Hawaii, uniting most of the islands, but KauaTemplate:Okinai remained independent. Kamehameha tried to conquer KauaTemplate:Okinai in 1796, but stormy seas caused the attack from Oahu to be canceled and he was afterward distracted by events elsewhere. By 1803, KauaTemplate:Okinai was ruled by [[KaumualiTemplate:Okinai]], who maintained his independence from the Kingdom of Hawaii. A second invasion of KauaTemplate:Okinai from Oahu was planned but this too was canceled after an epidemic broke out among Kamehameha's forces. In 1810, a diplomatic agreement was reached whereby KaumualiTemplate:Okinai agreed to be Kamehameha's vassal,<ref name="Kuykendall" />Template:Rp and to cede KauaTemplate:Okinai to the Kingdom of HawaiTemplate:Okinai upon his death by making Kamehameha's son his heir.<ref name="Alexander">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp
Schäffer affair
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Template:Main The Schäffer affair was a diplomatic episode instigated in 1815 by Georg Anton Schäffer, a German working with the Russian American Company. While at KauaTemplate:Okinai in 1816, Schäffer involved KaumualiTemplate:Okinai in "a treasonable design" whereby KauaTemplate:Okinai would accept the protection of the Russian Empire in exchange for exclusive trading privileges. In 1817, a fort was built at Waimea and a Russian flag raised over it. But on Kamehameha's orders, and persuaded by other foreign traders, KaumualiTemplate:Okinai abandoned his relationship with Schäffer and forced the Russians to leave KauaTemplate:Okinai.<ref name="Kuykendall" />Template:Rp
Plantations
[edit]From the 1830s till the mid-20th century, plantations of sugarcane were KauaTemplate:Okinai's most important industry. In 1835, the first sugarcane plantation was founded on KauaTemplate:Okinai, and for the next century the industry dominated HawaiTemplate:Okinai's economy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> KauaTemplate:Okinai's last sugarcane plantation, the 118-year-old Gay & Robinson Plantation, stopped planting sugar in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
[edit]Template:Main In 1835, Old Koloa Town opened a sugar mill.<ref name="Kauai History">Template:Cite web</ref> From 1906 to 1934 the office of County Clerk was held by [[John MahiTemplate:Okinaai Kāneakua]], who had been active in attempts to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne after the U.S. takeover of HawaiTemplate:Okinai in 1893.<ref name="The Garden Island">Template:Cite news</ref>
Valdemar Knudsen
[edit]Valdemar Emil Knudsen was a Norwegian who arrived on KauaTemplate:Okinai in 1857. Knudsen, or "Kanuka", originally managed Grove Farm in Koloa. He later sought a warmer land and purchased the leases to Mana and Kekaha, where he became a successful sugarcane plantation owner. He settled in Waiawa, between Mana and Kekaha, immediately across the channel from [[NiTemplate:Okinaihau]] Island.<ref>Joesting, Edward (1988). Kauai: The Separate Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. Pages 198–199. Template:ISBN.</ref> His son, Eric Alfred Knudsen, was born in Waiawa.
Knudsen was appointed land administrator by King Kamehameha for an area covering 400 km2, and was given the title konohiki as well as a position as a noble under the king. Knudsen, who spoke fluent Hawaiian, later became an elected representative and an influential politician.<ref>Lund, Fredrik Larsen (2017). Norske utposter. Vega forlag. Pages 301–302. Template:ISBN.</ref>
Knudsen lends his name to the Knudsen Gap, a narrow pass between Hã’upu Ridge and the Kahili Ridge. Its primary function was as a sugar farm.<ref>Lougheed, Vivien (2007). Adventure Guide: Mazatalan and Vicinity. Hunter Publishing, Inc. Page 250. Template:ISBN.</ref><ref>Ward, Greg (2002). Hawaii. Rough Guides. Page 472. Template:ISBN.</ref>
Hurricane Iniki
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[edit]Geography
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The five-million-year-old island, the oldest of the main islands (NiTemplate:Okinaihau is older), was formed volcanically as the Pacific Plate passed over the Hawaii hotspot.<ref name="Juvik-1998">Template:Cite book</ref> It consists of an eroded shield volcano with a Template:Cvt diameter summit caldera and two flanking calderas. Rejuvenation of the volcano 0.6–1.40 million years ago left lava flows and cones over the eastern two-thirds of the island.<ref>Template:Cite gvp</ref>
KauaTemplate:Okinai's highest peak is Kawaikini, at Template:Cvt.<ref name="ElevationRef">Template:Cite web</ref> The second-highest is [[Mount Waialeale|Mount WaiTemplate:OkinaaleTemplate:Okinaale]], near the center of the island, Template:Cvt above sea level. One of the wettest spots on earth, with an annual average rainfall of Template:Cvt, is on the east side of Mount WaiTemplate:OkinaaleTemplate:Okinaale. The rain has eroded deep valleys in the central mountains, carving out canyons with many scenic waterfalls. On the west side of the island, Waimea town is at the mouth of the Waimea River, whose flow formed Waimea Canyon, one of the world's most scenic canyons, which is part of Waimea Canyon State Park. At Template:Cvt deep, Waimea Canyon is often called "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific". Kokeo Point lies on the island's south side.Template:Cn The Na Pali Coast is an isolated center for recreation, including kayaking along the beaches and hiking on the trail along the coastal cliffs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The headlands Kamala Point, Kawai Point, Kawelikoa Point, Kuahonu Point, PaoTemplate:Okinaa Point, and Molehu Point are on the southeast of the island; MakaokahaTemplate:Okinai Point and Weli Point are in the south.
Climate
[edit]KauaTemplate:Okinai's climate is tropical, with generally humid and stable conditions year-round, although infrequent storms cause severe flooding. At the lower elevations, the annual precipitation varies from an average of about Template:Cvt on the windward (northeastern) shore to less than Template:Cvt on the (southwestern) leeward side of the island. The average temperature in Lihu'e, the county seat, ranges from Template:Cvt in February to Template:Cvt in August and September.
KauaTemplate:Okinai's mountainous regions offer cooler temperatures in contrast to the warm coastal areas. At [[KōkeTemplate:Okinae State Park]], Template:Cvt ASL, day temperatures vary from an average of Template:Cvt in January to Template:Cvt in July. In the winter, temperatures have been known to drop down to the 30s and 40s at the park, which holds an unofficial record low of Template:Cvt, recorded in February 1986 at Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow.
Precipitation in KauaTemplate:Okinai's mountainous regions averages Template:Cvt annually. About Template:Cvt southeast of KōkeTemplate:Okinae state park, at an elevation of Template:Cvt, is the Mt. WaiTemplate:OkinaaleTemplate:Okinaale rain gauge.<ref>Henning, D. (1967). Mt. Waialeale. Wetter und Leben (Vienna). 19(5–6), 93–100</ref> Mt. WaiTemplate:OkinaaleTemplate:Okinaale is often cited as the wettest spot on earth, although this has been disputed. Based on data for the period from 1931 through 1960, the average yearly precipitation was Template:Cvt (U.S. Environmental Science Services Administration, 1968). Between 1949 and 2004, the average yearly precipitation at Mt. WaiTemplate:OkinaaleTemplate:Okinaale was Template:Cvt.<ref>USGS, NWIS</ref>
KauaTemplate:Okinai also holds a record in hourly precipitation. During a storm on January 24–25, 1956, a rain gauge at KauaTemplate:Okinai's former Kilauea Sugar Plantation recorded a record Template:Cvt of precipitation in just 60 minutes. The value for one hour is an underestimate, since the rain gauge overflowed, which may have resulted in an error by as much as Template:Cvt.<ref>Schmidli, R.J. (1983). Weather extremes (NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS WR-28, Revised.) Salt Lake City, UT: NOAA.</ref> An accurate measurement may have exceeded Holt, Missouri's world-record rainfall of Template:Cvt in 42 minutes on June 22, 1947.<ref>National Climatic Data Center</ref>
Time zone
[edit]Hawaii Standard Time (UTC−10:00) is observed on KauaTemplate:Okinai year-round. When mainland states are on daylight saving time, for example, the time on KauaTemplate:Okinai is three hours behind the West Coast of the United States and six hours behind the East Coast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
River system
[edit]- Waimea River Template:Cvt
- Hanalei River Template:Cvt
- Hanapēpē River Template:Cvt
- Wainiha River Template:Cvt
- Wailuā River Template:Cvt
- Makaweli River Template:Cvt
- [[HulāTemplate:Okinaia River]] Template:Aka [[HulēTemplate:Okinaia River]] Template:Cvt
- Kalihi Wai River Template:Cvt
- Anahola River Template:Cvt
- [[LumahaTemplate:Okinai River]] Template:Cvt
- [[KōTemplate:Okinaula River]] Template:Cvt
- Olokele River Template:Cvt
- Kīlauea Stream Template:Cvt
- Waikomo Stream Template:Cvt
Waterfalls
[edit]- [[HāliTemplate:Okinai Falls]]
- [[HanakāpīTemplate:Okinaai Falls]]
- Hinalele Falls
- Kalihi Wai Falls
- Kīlauea Falls
- Mānāwaiopuna Falls
- [[Template:OkinaŌpaekaTemplate:Okinaa Falls]]
- Wailua Falls
- [[WaipoTemplate:Okinao Falls]]
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WaipoTemplate:Okinao Falls at Waimea Canyon State Park
Economy
[edit]Tourism is KauaTemplate:Okinai's largest industry. In 2007, 1,271,000 people visited. The two largest groups were from the continental United States (84% of all visitors) and Japan (3%).<ref name="kauai.gov">Template:Cite news</ref> As of 2003, approximately 27,000 jobs existed on KauaTemplate:Okinai. The largest sector was accommodation/food services (26%, 6,800 jobs), followed by government (15%) and retail (14.5%), with agriculture accounting for 2.9% (780 jobs) and educational services providing 0.7% (183 jobs).<ref name="KEDP">Template:Cite news</ref> The visitors' industry accounted for one third of KauaTemplate:Okinai's income.<ref name=KEDP/> Employment is dominated by small businesses, with 87% of all non-farm businesses having fewer than 20 employees.<ref name=KEDP/> As of 2003, KauaTemplate:Okinai's poverty rate was 10.5%, compared to the mainland at 10.7%.<ref name=KEDP/>
As of 2014, the median home price was about $400,000.
[[File:PMRF aerial.jpg|thumb|Pacific Missile Range Facility northwest of [[Kekaha, Hawaii|Kekaha, KauaTemplate:Okinai]] ]]
Land in KauaTemplate:Okinai is very fertile; farmers raise many varieties of fruit and other crops. Guava, coffee, sugarcane, mango, banana, papaya, avocado, star fruit, kava, noni and pineapple are all cultivated on the island, but most agricultural land is used for raising cattle.<ref name="kauai.gov"/>
KauaTemplate:Okinai is home to the U.S. Navy's "Barking Sands" Pacific Missile Range Facility, on the western shore.
MF and HF ("shortwave") radio station WWVH, sister station to WWV and low frequency WWVB in Fort Collins, Colorado, is on the west coast of KauaTemplate:Okinai, about Template:Cvt south of Barking Sands. WWVH, WWV and WWVB are operated by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, broadcasting standard time and frequency information to the public.
Energy
[edit]Template:Main KauaTemplate:Okinai Island Utility Cooperative was formed in November 2002. KIUC operates as a not-for-profit organization that is owned by its members and governed by an elected board of directors. It serves 39,978 meters (electric accounts). Of those, it has 29,000 residential member-owners and 4,000 commercial member-owners. KIUC serves 550 square miles with 1,530 transmission and distribution lines. Its generating capacity is 259.2 megawatts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2023, KIUC reported that 57.8% of its electricity came from renewable energy sources. In 2023, the fuel mix by source was 42.1% fossil fuel, 24.7% utility solar, 13.4% customer solar, and 7.8% biomass.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> KIUC is headquartered in [[Lihue, Hawaii|LīhuTemplate:Okinae]].<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 1970s, KauaTemplate:Okinai burned sugarcane waste to supply most<ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref> of its electricity.<ref name="auto1" />
By 2008, transition of energy sources and growth in generating capacity had occurred, with most of KauaTemplate:Okinai's electricity produced by imported liquid petroleum. In 2006 and 2007, the inputs cost $69.3 million and $83 million, respectively.<ref>Flynn, Meghan. Kauai Island Utility Cooperative. Energy Today Magazine. September 30, 2008</ref> By 2011, 92% of KIUC's power came from diesel.<ref name="Wagman">Template:Cite web</ref>
By 2017, KIUC's fuel mix was 56% fossil fuels, 9% hydroelectric, 12% biomass and 23% solar. KIUC integrated large-scale solar into its grid so that, during sunny daylight hours, 97% or more of its generation came from renewable sources. KIUC offers $1,000 rebates to residential customers who have solar water heating systems installed on their homes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2017, KIUC opened a Tesla Energy 13 MW / 52 MWh battery next to the 12 MW Kapaia solar plant<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> for 13.9¢/kWh.<ref name=Wagman/> In December 2018, KIUC opened an AES Distributed Energy project for 20 MW solar with 20 MW / 100 MWh batteries priced at 11.1¢/kWh.<ref name=gtm-kauai>Template:Cite web</ref>
Towns and communities
[edit][[LīhuTemplate:Okinae, Hawaii|LīhuTemplate:Okinae]], on the island's southeastern coast, is the seat of [[Kauai County, Hawaii|KauaTemplate:Okinai County]] and the island's second-largest town. KapaTemplate:Okinaa, on the "Coconut Coast" (site of an old coconut plantation) about Template:Cvt north of LīhuTemplate:Okinae, has a population of over 10,000, or about 50% greater than LīhuTemplate:Okinae. Princeville, on the island's north side, was once the capital of KauaTemplate:Okinai.
Communities on KauaTemplate:Okinai range in population from the roughly 10,000 people in KapaTemplate:Okinaa to tiny hamlets. Below are the larger or more notable of those from the northernmost end of Hawaii Route 560 to the western terminus of Hawaii Route 50:Template:Cn
| Name | population |
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| [[HāTemplate:Okinaena State Park]] | 550 |
| Wainiha | 419 |
| Hanalei | 450 |
| Princeville | 2,158 |
| Kalihi Wai | 428 |
| Kīlauea | 3,014 |
| Anahola | 2,311 |
| [[KapaTemplate:Okinaa, Hawaii|KapaTemplate:Okinaa]] | 11,652 |
| Wailua | 2,359 |
| [[HanamāTemplate:Okinaulu, Hawaii|HanamāTemplate:Okinaulu]] | 4,994 |
| [[LīhuTemplate:Okinae, Hawaii|LīhuTemplate:Okinae]] | 8,004 |
| Wailuā Homesteads | 5,863 |
| Puhi | 3,380 |
| [[PoTemplate:Okinaipū, Hawaii|PoTemplate:Okinaipū]] | 1,299 |
| Kōloa | 2,231 |
| [[LāwaTemplate:Okinai, Hawaii|LāwaTemplate:Okinai]] | 2,578 |
| Kalāheo | 4,996 |
| [[Template:OkinaEleTemplate:Okinaele]] | 2,515 |
| Hanapēpē | 2,678 |
| Kaumakani | 749 |
| Waimea | 2,057 |
| Kekaha | 3,715 |
| Pākalā | 294 |
| Keālia | 103 |
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Hanalei town with a view of Mt. Na Molokama, and Māmalahoa
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Northeastern coast of KauaTemplate:Okinai, near Kīlauea
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View of the Pacific Ocean, from the island's south shore
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Anahola Bay is a snorkeling and swimming beach with clear pools and a long coral reef
Transport
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Located on the southeastern side of the island, Lihue Airport is the island's only commercial airport. It has direct routes to Honolulu, Kahului/Maui, Kona/Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and Vancouver, Canada. General aviation airports on the island are Port Allen Airport and Princeville Airport.
The Pacific Missile Range Facility has a 6,006-foot runway that is closed to general aviation traffic, but could be used for an emergency landing.
Cruise ships
[edit]Some Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line ships stop in Nawiliwili Harbor, Lihue.
Highways
[edit]Several state highways serve KauaTemplate:Okinai County:
- Hawaii Route 50, also known as KaumualiTemplate:Okinai Highway, is a thirty-three mile road that stretches from Hawaii Route 56 at the junction of Rice Street in LīhuTemplate:Okinae to a point approximately 1/5 mile north of the northernmost entrance of the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the far western shore.
- Hawaii Route 58 stretches Template:Cvt from Route 50 in LīhuTemplate:Okinae to the junction of Wapaa Road with Hawaii 51 near Nawiliwili Harbor on KauaTemplate:Okinai.
- Hawaii Route 56, also known as Kuhio Highway, runs Template:Cvt from Hawaii Route 50 at the junction of Rice Street in LīhuTemplate:Okinae to the junction of HawaiTemplate:Okinai Route 560 in Princeville.
- Hawaii Route 560 passes Template:Cvt from the junction of Route 56 in Princeville and dead ends at KeTemplate:Okinae Beach in [[HaTemplate:Okinaena State Park]].
Other major highways that link other parts of the Island to the main highways of KauaTemplate:Okinai are:
- Hawaii Route 55 covers Template:Cvt from the junction of Route 50 in Kekaha to meet with Hawaii Route 550 south of KokeTemplate:Okinae State Park in the Waimea Canyon.
- Hawaii Route 550 spans Template:Cvt from Route 50 in Waimea to [[Koke'e State Park|KōkeTemplate:Okinae State Park]].
- Hawaii Route 540 goes Template:Cvt from Route 50 in Kalaheo to Route 50 in EleTemplate:Okinaele. The road is mainly an access to residential areas and KauaTemplate:Okinai Coffee. It also functions as a bypass between Kalaheo and [[Template:OkinaEleTemplate:Okinaele]].
- Hawaii Route 530, also called Kōloa Road, stretches Template:Cvt from Route 50 between Kalaheo and Lawai to Route 520 in Koloa. The road is mainly an alternative to Route 520 for travel from the west side to PoTemplate:Okinaipū.
- Hawaii Route 520 runs Template:Cvt from the "Tunnel of Trees" at Route 50 to PoTemplate:Okinaipū on the south shore.
- Hawaii Route 570 covers Template:Cvt from Route 56 in LīhuTemplate:Okinae to LīhuTemplate:Okinae Airport.
- Hawaii Route 580 spans Template:Cvt from Route 56 in Wailua to where the road is no longer serviced just south of the Wailua Reservoir.
- Hawaii Route 581 passes Template:Cvt from Route 580 in the Wailua Homesteads to a roundabout just west of KapaTemplate:Okinaa Town.
- Hawaii Route 583, also known as Maalo Road, stretches Template:Cvt from Route 56 just north of LīhuTemplate:Okinae to dead-end at Wailua Falls Overlook in the interior.
Hawaii Scenic Byway
[edit]- Holo Holo Koloa Scenic Byway, this state designated scenic byway runs over Template:Cvt and connects many of KauaTemplate:Okinai's most historical and cultural sights such as the Maluhia Road (Tree Tunnel), Puhi (Spouting Horn), The National Tropical Botanical Gardens, and the Salt Beds.
Mass transit
[edit][[The Kauai Bus|The KauaTemplate:Okinai Bus]] is the public transportation service of the County of KauaTemplate:Okinai.
Places of interest
[edit][[File:Iraivan Temple.jpg|thumb|[[Saiva Siddhanta Church|KauaTemplate:Okinai Hindu monastery]].]]
The KauaTemplate:Okinai Heritage Center of HawaiTemplate:Okinaian Culture and the Arts was founded in 1998. Its mission is to nurture appreciation and respect for Hawaiian culture. It offers classes in Hawaiian language, hula, lei and cordage making, the lunar calendar, chanting, and trips to cultural sites.
- [[AlakaTemplate:Okinai Wilderness Area]]
- Allerton Garden
- Camp Naue YMCA
- Fern Grotto
- [[HāTemplate:Okinaena State Park]]
- Hanalei Bay
- [[HoTemplate:OkinaopiTemplate:Okinai Falls]]
- Honopū Valley
- [[KōkeTemplate:Okinae State Park]]
- Limahuli Garden and Preserve
- Makaleha Mountains
- Makauwahi Cave Reserve
- McBryde Garden
- Moir Gardens
- [[MoloaTemplate:Okinaa Bay]]
- [[Na Template:OkinaĀina Kai Botanical Gardens]]
- Nā Pali Coast State Park
- [[Template:OkinaŌpaekaTemplate:Okinaa Falls]]
- [[PaoTemplate:Okinaa Point]]
- [[PoTemplate:Okinaipū Beach Park]]
- Polihale State Park
- Queen's Bath
- Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain)
- Spouting Horn
- Wailuā River
- Waimea Canyon State Park
Panorama gallery
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Popular culture
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KauaTemplate:Okinai has been featured in more than 70 Hollywood movies and TV shows, including the musical South Pacific and Disney's 2002 animated feature film Lilo & Stitch along with its franchise's three sequel films (2003's Stitch! The Movie, 2005's Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, and 2006's Leroy & Stitch) and first television series (Lilo & Stitch: The Series). Scenes from South Pacific were filmed in the vicinity of Hanalei. Waimea Canyon was used in the filming of the 1993 film Jurassic Park and its 2015 sequel Jurassic World was shot in KauaTemplate:Okinai. Scenes by a waterfall in Mighty Joe Young were shot in KauaTemplate:Okinai. Parts of the island were used for the opening scenes of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Other movies filmed here include Six Days Seven Nights, the 1976 King Kong,<ref>"King Kong (1976) Filming Locations" Template:Webarchive imdb.com</ref> and John Ford's 1963 film Donovan's Reef. Recent films include Tropic Thunder and a biopic of Bethany Hamilton, Soul Surfer. A scene in the opening credits of popular TV show M*A*S*H was filmed in KauaTemplate:Okinai (helicopter flying over mountain top). Some scenes from Just Go with It, George of the Jungle, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides were also filmed in KauaTemplate:Okinai.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A Perfect Getaway is set in KauaTemplate:Okinai.
Parts of the 2002 film Dragonfly were filmed in 2001 in KauaTemplate:Okinai,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but the people and the land were presented as South American.Template:Citation needed
Major acts of two Elvis Presley films, 1961's Blue Hawaii and 1966's Paradise, Hawaiian Style, were filmed on KauaTemplate:Okinai. Both have scenes shot at the Coco Palms resort.
The Descendants, a 2011 film, has major parts shot in KauaTemplate:Okinai, where the main character and his cousins own ancestral lands they are considering selling.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film is based on the 2007 novel by Hawaiian writer Kaui Hart Hemmings.
See also
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- [[List of beaches in Kauai|Beaches of KauaTemplate:Okinai]]
- [[KauaTemplate:Okinai cave wolf spider]]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii#Kauai
- Category:Headlands of Kauai
- Category:People from Kauai County, Hawaii
Explanatory notes
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Kauai Community and Visitor Information
- KauaTemplate:Okinai Chamber of Commerce
- Hawaii Scenic Byways
Template:Hawaii Template:Kauai County, Hawaii Template:Hawaiian volcanism
Template:Authority control [[Category:Volcanoes of Hawaii|KauaTemplate:Okinai]]