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Kauai
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Kau·ai  (kou, kou-)
An island of Hawaii northwest of Oahu. It was an independent royal domain when visited by Capt. James Cook in 1778 and became part of the kingdom of Hawaii in 1810.

Kauai [kɑːˈwɑːiː]
n
(Placename) a volcanic island in NW Hawaii, northwest of Oahu. Chief town: Lihue. Pop.: 50 947 (1990). Area: 1433 sq. km (553 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Kauai - an island of Hawaii to the northwest of OahuKauai - an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu
Hawaiian Islands, Sandwich Islands - a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific


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4th July is celebrated as Parker Ranch rodeo, Waimea, Big Island Koloa Plantation Days week long, Koloa, Kaua'I.
of Hawai'i) assembles perspectives on the district in northwestern Kaua'i that reflect changes both there and in Hawai'i as a whole from native times through the arrival of Europeans, the suppression of natives and their culture, the forced incorporation into the US, and the current movement for independence.
Far below, the king of Kaua'i will observe from his great canoe.
 
 
 
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