Kauai
Kauaʻi (Hawaiian: [kɐwˈwɐʔi]), anglicized as Kauai (English: /ˈkaʊaɪ/ KOW-eye or /kɑːˈwɑː.iː/ kah-WAH-ee), is one of the main main Hawaiian Islands.
Nickname: The Garden Island | |
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March 2003 satellite photo | |
Location in Hawaiʻi | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 22°04′12″N 159°29′51″W |
| Area | 562.3 sq mi (1,456 km2) |
| Area rank | 4th largest Hawaiian Island |
| Highest elevation | 5,243 ft (1598.1 m) |
| Highest point | Kawaikini |
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United States | |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Mokihana (Melicope anisata) |
| Color | Poni (Purple) |
| Largest settlement | Kapaʻa |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Kauaian |
| Population | 73,298 (2020) |
| Pop. density | 118/sq mi (45.6/km2) |
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) across the Kauaʻi Channel, northwest of Oʻahu. The 2020 population of the island was 73,298.
Styling itself the Garden Isle, it 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.
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