Facts About the Island of Kauai Nickname: The Garden IslandSquare Miles: 562.3 square miles (1430.4 km)Size: 33 miles wide and 25 miles acrossOrigin: VolcanicClimate: 75 to 85 degrees year-roundHighest point: Kawaikini – 5,243 ft (about 1 mile) (1,598 m)Population: 72,418 (2020)County Seat: LihueLargest Town: Kapaa (11,000)Time Zone: Hawaii Standard Time (there is no Daylight Savings …
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Located at the westernmost area of the United States, Kauai is home to several unique military bases related to naval operations and missile defense. US Navy The Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Barking Sands is located on the western shores of Kauai. It is the world’s largest multi-dimensional testing and training missile range. PMRF …
With average temperatures ranging between 70 and 85 degrees throughout the year, there’s hardly ever a bad weather day on Kauai. Just be ready for the occasional refreshing rain. Kauai has several weather zones. The more arid (and warmer) western region (Waimea) receives significantly less rainfall than the lush interior rain forests and mountains that …
Even the trees have rainbows in Kauai! Colorful rainbow eucalyptus trees can be seen at the Keahua Arboretum. The trees get their rainbow colors when patches of bark shed at different times of the year, then darken and mature into shades of green, orange, red and other colors. The trees, native to the Philippine island …
Take a drive through a beautiful corner of Kauai that not many travelers get to see. The Lihue Alternate Route, better known as the Kipu Bypass (Hulemalu Road), offers a scenic alternate route between Lihue and points west of Lihue. In addition to being a timesaver if traffic is heavy on the main highway (Route …
Red Dirt Shirts is currently closed on Kauai, possibly permanently, due to the economic impact of COVID-19. Kauai’s beautiful but pesky red dirt has ruined more than a few white tennis shoes and other articles of clothing over the years. But the owner of the Original Red Dirt Shirts of Kauai has turned lemons into …
Who will you meet on your visit to Kauai? It’s likely you’ll meet more than a few people from California. Here are a few statistics from a January 2016 monthly report by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. In January 2016, 95,000 people visited Kauai, and about 50,000 of those people visited Kauai only (not visiting other …
Above photo: A DLNR official (in blue jacket) closes the Kalalau Trail at Hanakapiai Beach due to rising waters. How to Determine if the Kalalau Trail is Open or Closed There will be signs posted at the trail head at Ke’e Beach if the Kalalau Trail is closed. Often, the signs are the only official …