Kauai
Kauaʻi (Hawaiian: [kɐwˈwɐʔi]), anglicized as Kauai (English: /ˈkaʊaɪ/ KOW-eye or /kɑːˈwɑː.iː/ kah-WAH-ee), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States. Nicknamed the Garden Isle, Kauaʻi lies 73 miles (117 km) across the Kauaʻi Channel, northwest of Oʻahu. It is the site of Waimea Canyon State Park and the Na Pali Coast State Park.
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) |
The United States Census Bureau defines Kauaʻi as census tracts 401 through 409 of Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, which comprises all of the county except the islands of Kaʻula, Lehua and Niʻihau. The 2020 United States census population of the island was 73,298. The most populous town is Kapaʻa.