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Theme Week Hawaii – Kauai

Saturday, 28 December 2024 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika
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🔊 Listen to this Post Kauaʻi, anglicized as Kauai, 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. Kauaʻi lies 73 miles (117 km) northwest of Oʻahu, across the Kauaʻi Channel. The island’s 2020 population was 73,298. Styling itself the “Garden Isle”, Kauaʻi is the site of Waimea Canyon State Park and Na Pali Coast State Park. It forms the bulk of Kauai County, which also includes the small nearby islands of Kaʻula, Lehua, and Niʻihau.

The five-million-year-old island, the oldest of the main islands (Niʻihau is older), was formed volcanically as the Pacific Plate passed over the Hawaii hotspot. It consists of an eroded shield volcano with a 9.3–12.4 mi (15.0–20.0 km) 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.

Kauaʻi’s highest peak is Kawaikini, at 5,243 ft (1,598 m). The second-highest is Mount Waiʻaleʻale, near the center of the island, 5,148 ft (1,569 m) above sea level. One of the wettest spots on earth, with an annual average rainfall of 460 in (38.3 ft; 11.7 m), is on the east side of Mount Waiʻaleʻale. 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 three thousand ft (910 m) deep, Waimea Canyon is often called “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific”. Kokeo Point lies on the island’s south side. The Na Pali Coast is an isolated center for recreation, including kayaking along the beaches and hiking on the trail along the coastal cliffs. The headlands Kamala Point, Kawai Point, Kawelikoa Point, Kuahonu Point, Paoʻa Point, and Molehu Point are on the southeast of the island; Makaokahaʻi Point and Weli Point are in the south.

Kauaʻi’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 50 in (130 cm) on the windward (northeastern) shore to less than 20 in (51 cm) on the (southwestern) leeward side of the island. The average temperature in Lihu’e, the county seat, ranges from 78°F (26°C) in February to 85°F (29°C) in August and September. Kauaʻi’s mountainous regions offer cooler temperatures in contrast to the warm coastal areas.

The Kauaʻi Heritage Center of Hawaiʻian 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.

• Alakai Wilderness Area
• Allerton Garden
• Camp Naue YMCA
• Fern Grotto
• Haʻena State Park
• Hanalei Bay
• Hoʻopiʻi Falls
• Honopū Valley
• Kōkeʻe State Park
• Limahuli Garden and Preserve
• Makaleha Mountains
• Makauwahi Cave Reserve
• McBryde Garden
• Moir Gardens
• Moloaa Bay
• Na ʻĀina Kai Botanical Gardens
• Nā Pali Coast State Park
• ʻOpaekaʻa Falls
• Paoʻa Point
• Poipu Beach Park
• Polihale State Park
• Queen’s Bath
• Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain)
• Spouting Horn
• Wailua River
• Waimea Canyon State Park

Land in Kauaʻi 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. Kauaʻi is home to the U.S. Navy’s “Barking Sands” Pacific Missile Range Facility, on the western shore.

Līhuʻe, on the island’s southeastern coast, is the seat of Kauaʻi County and the island’s second-largest town. Kapaʻa, on the “Coconut Coast” (site of an old coconut plantation) about 6 mi (9.7 km) north of Līhuʻe, has a population of over 10,000, or about 50% greater than Līhuʻe. Princeville, on the island’s north side, was once the capital of Kauaʻi. Communities on Kauaʻi range in population from the roughly 10,000 people in Kapaʻa to tiny hamlets.

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