Kauaʻi
Sign in to saveKauai, sometimes written 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. Kauai is 73 miles (117 km) northwest of Oahu, across the Kauai Channel. The island's 2020 population was 73,298.
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Kauaʻi is the fourth-largest Hawaiian island, covering 562.3 square miles and located about 73 miles northwest of Oahu. With a population of 73,298 as of 2020, it is the 21st-largest island in the United States and remains an important part of the Hawaiian island chain.
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- Kauai
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- The Garden Isle
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- March 2003 satellite photo
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- Location in Hawaii
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- 562.3
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- Kawaikini
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- 5243
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- Kauaian
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- 73,298
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- 2020
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- Etymology and language
- History
- Settlement
- Arrival of James Cook
- Cession to the Kingdom of Hawaii
- Schäffer affair
- Plantations
- Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
- Valdemar Knudsen
- Hurricane Iniki
- Frank VanderSloot
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Geography
- Climate
- Time zone
- River system
- Waterfalls
- Economy
- Energy
- Towns and communities
- Transport
- Air
- Cruise ships
- Highways
- Hawaii Scenic Byway
- Mass transit
- Places of interest
- Panorama gallery
- Popular culture
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kauai, sometimes written 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. Kauai is 73 miles (117 km) northwest of Oahu, across the Kauai Channel. The island's 2020 population was 73,298.
Styling itself the "Garden Isle", Kauai is the site of Waimea Canyon State Park and Nā Pali Coast State Park. It forms the bulk of Kauai County, which includes Niihau as well as the small nearby islands of Kaula and Lehua.