| ANAHOLA
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 Approximately 110 miles NW of Honolulu, Anahola
is located on Hawaii route 56 in the eastern coast
of Kauai. Still largely undeveloped, this pristine,
laid-back village nevertheless boasts of state-protected
scuba diving and snorkeling sites.
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| ELEELE |
 Eleele is a small Hawaiian community located
in the southern side of Kauai County roughly 20
miles awayfrom Nawiliwili Harbor and Lihue airport.
In the Hawaiian language, Eleele literally means
“black” or “black water.”
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| HAENA |
| Four miles from Hanalei is the small residential
community of Haena that also serves as the last
outpost of northern Kauai. Haena, which literally
means “red hot,” is an oceanfront community and
has plenty of home rentals, condos, villas, chalets,
cabins, hotels, and other vacation properties for
tourists and visitors.
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| HANALEI |
 Hanalei is located in the northern coast of
Kauai County. Considered one of the smallest villages
in Hawaii, the entire village is merely 0.65 square
miles. In fact, its entire circumferential road
can be travelled in a span of a day or two.
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| HANAPEPE |
 Meaning “crushed bay” or “bay crushed by landslides,”
Hanapepe is a historic, art community situated in
the southern coast of Kuaia. Located on Highway
50, the town occupies a total land area of 2.5 square
kilometers.
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| KALAHEO
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| Kalaheo is a small community in the southern
part of Kauai County located off Highway 50 near
Kaukiuki Falls . In 1860, the 178-acre town started
off as a leased land by King Kamehameha III to Duncan
Mcbryde.
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| KAPAA |
 Kapaa, which literally means “solid” or “crossing,”
is located in the eastern part of the Garden Isle
of Kauai and situated within the district of Kaiwahu.
Elevated just 10 feet above sea level, the town
covers a total land area 25.9 square kilometers.
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| KAUMAKANI
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| A top sugar producer, the small town of Kaumakani
lies 122 miles west of Honolulu. In the Hawaiian
language, Kaumakani means “place in the wind.” For
more than 40 years, however, the town was called
Makaweli, which literally means “fearful features.”
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| KEHAKA |
 Kekaha, which literally means “hot, dry place
with nothing to do at night”, is situated on the
southwestern coasts of Kauai Island. In the 20th
century, Kekaha was a town with booming sugar industry.
The Kekaha Sugar Mill was the agricultural hub on
the western side of Kauai.
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| KILAUEA |
 Kilauea, which literally means “low spreading,”
is located on the northern shores of Kauai County.
A major attraction of the town is the Kilauea Lighthouse,
a 95-year old beacon which stands on a narrow peninsula
that forms the northernmost point of Kauai.
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| KIPU |
| Kipu is populated place in Koloa, Kauai County.
It has an elevation of 330 feet above sea level.
It is located 4 miles from Koloa and also 4 miles
from Lihue.
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| KOLOA |
 Koloa (alternatively called Old Koloa Town or
Homestead) is located in the southern shores of
Kauai. Literally, Koloa means “long sugar cane,”
referring to the perennial grass that once grew
abundantly in the town. In 1835, Koloa was leased
to Duncan McBryde by King Kamehameha III.
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| LAWAI |
 Lawai, which literally means “village” in the
Hawaiian language, is found on the southern side
of Kauai Island. The city covers a total land area
of 10.1 square kilometers and is 12-mile drive from
Lihue Airport.
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| LIHUE |
 Lihue, which is the county seat and the second
biggest town in Kauai, is located on the southern
coasts of Kauai 107 miles northwest of Honolulu.
As the island’s county seat, Lihue has the island’s
only airport, the Lihue Airport, which is located
two miles east of the city.
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| MAKAWELI |
| Makaweli, meaning “fearful feature” in the Hawaiian
language, is a small community in the Kapaa metro
area and is located just a few minutes from Lihue
Airport (16 miles) and the town of Waimea (8.1 miles).
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| MOLOAA
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| Moloaa, meaning “matted root” in the Hawaiian
language, is quaint and secluded beach community
located in the northern coastline of Kauai County
approximately 3.41 km from Lihue Airport.
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| POIPU |
 Poipu, which means “crashing waves” in the Hawaiian
language, is a premier beach destination on the
sunny southern coast of Kauai County. This beach
town has the longest stretch of golden-sand, crescent-shaped
beaches in the island of Kauai. In 2004, the town’s
Poipu Beach was named “America’s Best Beach” by
Travel Channel.
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| PRINCEVILLE
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 Princeville is a master-planned resort community
122 miles away from Honolulu, Oahu. Princeville
is an incredible mixture of rocky ledges, blue-green
beaches, cascading waterfalls, and state-of-the-art
architecture.
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| WAILUA |
| Wailua is located on the eastern part of Kauai
County and covers 1.4 square miles of land and water.
Nouno Mountain, also called “Sleeping Mountain,”
separates the inland part of Wailua from its coastal
area. Literally, Wailua means “two waters” because
of the two main waterfalls that feed its river.
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| WAIMEA |
| Waimea is the biggest village in Kauai County
in terms of land area and population size. Still,
this 38.8 square-mile wide village found at the
western part of Kauai is considered a census designated
place (CDP).
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| WAINIHA
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 Wainiha is a populated place in Haena, Kauai
County located about 3 miles from Princeville and
8 miles from Kilauea. Wainiha is elevated 10 feet
above sea level. Located in the northern shores
of Kauai County, Wainiha has acres of emerald mountains,
waterfalls, streams, forests, and rivers.
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